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• thingsiplay@beehaw.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ah, you mean in a future where Linux overtakes Windows as the primary gaming machine. But hard to believe this will become true in the near future. Especially if we talk about commercial games to abandon Windows. I would like to see such a feature, but doubt it would happen in my lifetime honestly (i’m no longer young BTW). In such a scenario, Microsoft probably would start supporting games with WSL, if they don’t have a different strategy.

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  • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t think they care anymore. Their money makers are Azure and M365 at this point, and the OS is just getting ignored (except where they can make more money/data)

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    • Boomkop3@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      winget and the windows store are growing tho

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      • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Windows store apps are their own special pain in the ass for other reasons (patching on multi-user systems, as it installs apps to the user profile for some godforsaken reason)

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  • Die4Ever@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I could see them abandoning Windows as it is and instead making their own Linux distro, maybe in like the year 2100 lol

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    • IceFoxX@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      2100? Lol zdnet.com/…/say-hi-to-microsofts-own-linux-cbl-ma…

      Azure server etc running on linux too…

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      • Die4Ever@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Now we just need to wait for Microsoft to ditch Windows lol

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  • Boomkop3@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If it helps you understand, yes. I am not so sure microsoft has no chance. I see a lot of youngers gamers, ones not as competent or careful, using just whatever is available to install games.

    The windows store is very accessible

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