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Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron
(arstechnica.com)
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But then I'd have to support Macintosh's overpriced garbage.
Windows : making Linux better by comparison!
Yeah, I remember XP and Seven as solid OSes where everything just worked.
Now it's a mix of crap, hey this app is in night mode, this one isn't! Want to change a parameter? Ha ha you can't! You want to share a folder? Good luck!
And it's heuristics/analysis just because Windows is inherently insecure drags any pc down to a crawl...
And publicity??!
Aurgh
Edit: can I run my old CS3 Photoshop in wine or something? And 3dstudio without crazy lags? If so I'll stop using windows completely.
Windows 7 was peak Windows. They smoothed out all the problems of Vista (plus hardware caught up to the recommended specs) and all the new tech that Vista introduced matured a bit. Was one of the nicest looking operating systems they ever released too - though that is highly subjective.
Everything after has introduced some form of garbage in it's iteration. Windows 8 had a garbage tablet interface that sucked when used with keyboard/mouse. Like the majority of devices that it was installed on. Windows 10 rolled back some of those shit changes but was the version Microsoft started implementing their adware. Windows 11 took it to 11 and put in a bunch of hardware requirements that conveniently required you to dump some money into Intel hardware.
Been running Linux for last six months and it is crazy how much better it runs. It isn't as cumbersome to use as the old days... But every once in a while I run into something that requires Googling and tweaking in Terminal. It's been my best experience with the OS though going back to WAY back (Mandrake and Slackware days - or are they still around? Early 2000's maybe???)
Why cs3 when krita would have more features and be free? Familiarity?
Because I'm used to it I guess, and I haven't found a single app that handles pixels and transparency well.
Like zoom in like crazy, update 1 pixel, save, transparency is still there.
Haven't looked for a bunch of years though, maybe it's time to try again :-)
Krita's always done transparency just fine for me. It's pretty good these days. There's also a built in option to set your keyboard shortcuts to the same ones that Photoshop uses.
Yeah, I try never to underestimate the value of sheer familiarity. New software is like breaking in a new pair of leather shoes, sometimes you have to bleed a little before your feet adapt and you adjust it to fit.
Or a whole lot if you go the Blender route...
Since 1998
I switched to MacOS last year and it’s so much better. Considering a full Linux switch when this iMac is too old unless the VisionPros turn out to be as good as advertised
I'm using Windows 10 at home and 11 at work. I've already turned an old gaming laptop into a Linux machine, and I don't think I'll ever switch to Windows 11. The straw that broke the camel's back was the moment I read an article about Microsoft's vision to make Windows entirely cloud based.
That's so they can run everything as SaaS and bill you monthly to use the computer you already paid for.
This is pretty much my view, hardware is good, software is good, price is stupid, and Apple being Apple can suck. But I'm happy with it
ive slapped mint on so many PCs... people barely know its not windows
most people only use the freakin browser
I have a friend who runs MacOS too. She bought it used and it's a desktop so it isn't impossible to repair.