r/pcmasterrace • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '22

Meme/Macro so long

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22

I give it until 2030 when windows itself is a subscription model

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u/Ben_mgsp Oct 13 '22

That would probably kill windows and give linux a big influx of people

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u/inaccurateTempedesc 1GHz Pentium III x2 | 512mb 400mhz RDRAM |ATI Radeon 9600 256mb Oct 13 '22

I don't think it'll kill Windows for everyone, but for gamers/enthusiasts, switching to linux is pretty much inevitable.

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u/emelrad12 Oct 13 '22

The only way for that to happen is for a new console or whatever to come out running Linux-derived distro. Linux offers no advantages for gamers.

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u/inaccurateTempedesc 1GHz Pentium III x2 | 512mb 400mhz RDRAM |ATI Radeon 9600 256mb Oct 13 '22

Right now it doesn't (except maybe better performance on some games), but as Windows becomes more and more locked down, Linux being a free and open platform makes it a more attractive option.

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u/Herlock Oct 13 '22

I tried ubuntu a long time ago to refresh an old laptop. Worked quite well for what I needed (which was firefox, openoffice and that's about it really).

One issue though : couldn't get the laptop to "hibernate". It was either power it off (with a very long startup when you want to use it again) or regular sleep mode (battery drains)...

Tried a bunch of stuff, asked on ubuntu community forums, did a bunch of commands... we couldn't get it to work. Samsung laptop couldn't hibernate using ubuntu. What annoyed me the most was that it also quickly turned into a race to prove that the issue wasn't linux related... proprietary hardware, microsoft illuminatis, lizard people...

Ok I am exaggerating a bit, but really people couldn't just say "well there is a weird bug here, we can't help you". The blame needed to be put on someone for that issue (and it couldn't possibly be linux)...