candycanearter07 wrote:

>>>> I know adverts are never going away but if I am paying surely I deserve
>>>> not have to watch them? As for seeing adverts every time I open the
>>>> start menu that is just awful.
>>>
>>> Microsoft is banking on the fact that most Windows users would rather keep
>>> using it and keep complaining about it rather than switch to something
>>> else.
>>
>> Every time MS introduce something new I think surely this is going to be the
>> tipping point, but you are probably right, this is not going to be enough for
>> most people, so they don't worry.
>
>My computer is far below the W11 specs, even if I /wanted/ to run it :P

I think that they are easily turned-off, in the settings.

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On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:40:15 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:

> ... I got [Photoshop] for "free" thru an education license.

What happens to your work when the licence expires?

On 2024-04-29, candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
> Simon <SimonJ@eu.invalid> wrote at 08:17 this Sunday (GMT):
>> On 2024-04-28, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 08:21:54 -0000 (UTC), Simon wrote:
>>>
>>>> I know adverts are never going away but if I am paying surely I deserve
>>>> not have to watch them? As for seeing adverts every time I open the
>>>> start menu that is just awful.
>>>
>>> Microsoft is banking on the fact that most Windows users would rather keep
>>> using it and keep complaining about it rather than switch to something
>>> else.
>>
>> Every time MS introduce something new I think surely this is going to be the
>> tipping point, but you are probably right, this is not going to be enough for
>> most people, so they don't worry.
>
>
> My computer is far below the W11 specs, even if I /wanted/ to run it :P

I don't know if I can or not, it has no interest for me. Just to see if I could
I got Win11 in qemu but it was a project and while I have the files I don't
actually use it.
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Simon

RLU: 222126

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 20:38 this Monday (GMT):
> On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:40:15 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
>
>> ... I got [Photoshop] for "free" thru an education license.
>
> What happens to your work when the licence expires?

We didn't use it much, I use gimp anyways. Just used it in passing.
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Simon <SimonJ@eu.invalid> wrote:
>On 2024-04-29, candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>
>> My computer is far below the W11 specs, even if I /wanted/ to run it :P
>
>I don't know if I can or not, it has no interest for me. Just to see if I could
>I got Win11 in qemu but it was a project and while I have the files I don't
>actually use it.

I had Win11 on this box, it'd have been upgradable to 12, but bleh. It
gets tiring, dealing with M$'s shit. Just having the hardware to run
the latest Winblows isn't automatically a good reason to.

--
Joel W. Crump

Amendment XIV
Section 1.

[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.

Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent. States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.

On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:10:07 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 20:38 this Monday (GMT):
>
>> On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:40:15 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
>>
>>> ... I got [Photoshop] for "free" thru an education license.
>>
>> What happens to your work when the licence expires?
>
> We didn't use it much, I use gimp anyways. Just used it in passing.

The answer is: your files get locked. Not only can you not edit them any
more, you can’t even export them to a non-proprietary format.

On 2024-04-29, Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:
> Simon <SimonJ@eu.invalid> wrote:
>>On 2024-04-29, candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>>
>>> My computer is far below the W11 specs, even if I /wanted/ to run it :P
>>
>>I don't know if I can or not, it has no interest for me. Just to see if I could
>>I got Win11 in qemu but it was a project and while I have the files I don't
>>actually use it.
>
>
> I had Win11 on this box, it'd have been upgradable to 12, but bleh. It
> gets tiring, dealing with M$'s shit. Just having the hardware to run
> the latest Winblows isn't automatically a good reason to.
>

Agreed, when I bought the latest machine I made sure it was all Linux
compatible, then they sold out and offered a free upgrade, which I took and
ended up with an Nvidia GPU, so annoyed but entirely my fault. It works well
enough but I didn't want to support them by buying it.
--
Simon

RLU: 222126

Simon <SimonJ@eu.invalid> wrote:
>On 2024-04-29, Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Simon <SimonJ@eu.invalid> wrote:
>>>On 2024-04-29, candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> My computer is far below the W11 specs, even if I /wanted/ to run it :P
>>>
>>>I don't know if I can or not, it has no interest for me. Just to see if I could
>>>I got Win11 in qemu but it was a project and while I have the files I don't
>>>actually use it.
>>
>> I had Win11 on this box, it'd have been upgradable to 12, but bleh. It
>> gets tiring, dealing with M$'s shit. Just having the hardware to run
>> the latest Winblows isn't automatically a good reason to.
>
>Agreed, when I bought the latest machine I made sure it was all Linux
>compatible, then they sold out and offered a free upgrade, which I took and
>ended up with an Nvidia GPU, so annoyed but entirely my fault. It works well
>enough but I didn't want to support them by buying it.

I actually prefer NVIDIA, even considering that its driver for Linux
is proprietary, although my reasons for that may be outdated.
Originally I didn't need a video card, I had an old 1080p monitor that
was great with the Intel CPU video, but when I got a new 4K monitor I
found the CPU video driver wasn't amazing with it. NVIDIA offered a
very basic but modern card, not too expensive, ideal for me as a non-
gamer.

--
Joel W. Crump

Amendment XIV
Section 1.

[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.

Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent. States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.

On 2024-04-30, Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:
> Simon <SimonJ@eu.invalid> wrote:
>>On 2024-04-29, Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Simon <SimonJ@eu.invalid> wrote:
>>>>On 2024-04-29, candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> My computer is far below the W11 specs, even if I /wanted/ to run it :P
>>>>
>>>>I don't know if I can or not, it has no interest for me. Just to see if I could
>>>>I got Win11 in qemu but it was a project and while I have the files I don't
>>>>actually use it.
>>>
>>> I had Win11 on this box, it'd have been upgradable to 12, but bleh. It
>>> gets tiring, dealing with M$'s shit. Just having the hardware to run
>>> the latest Winblows isn't automatically a good reason to.
>>
>>Agreed, when I bought the latest machine I made sure it was all Linux
>>compatible, then they sold out and offered a free upgrade, which I took and
>>ended up with an Nvidia GPU, so annoyed but entirely my fault. It works well
>>enough but I didn't want to support them by buying it.
>
>
> I actually prefer NVIDIA, even considering that its driver for Linux
> is proprietary, although my reasons for that may be outdated.
> Originally I didn't need a video card, I had an old 1080p monitor that
> was great with the Intel CPU video, but when I got a new 4K monitor I
> found the CPU video driver wasn't amazing with it. NVIDIA offered a
> very basic but modern card, not too expensive, ideal for me as a non-
> gamer.
>

I would just like them to help more with the Linux drivers. I don't game to that
extent either.
--
Simon

RLU: 222126

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 21:09 this Sunday (GMT):
> On Sun, 28 Apr 2024 19:00:02 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
>
>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 01:17 this Saturday (GMT):
>>
[snip]
>>> I think it was around a year ago. They may have given up.
>>
>> I'm sure they dropped it in favor of the AI stuff.
>
> Gaming is a real thing. Hand-held gaming is a real thing. AI is still ...
> up in the AIr.
>
> (See what I did there?)

Yea, but look at how many "AI" products are being pushed.
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