Nearly a third of all gaming PCs are still running Windows 10, even as Microsoft prepare to kill it

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• scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Remember friends, don’t just say “Switch to Linux”. Don’t be the neckbeard they all expect us to be, with a superior attitude. Offer to help them, word it like “I’ve been using an alternative to Windows that I’ve really liked, it’s like the Steam Deck, and it’s easy to try if you’d like me to show you sometime”. Give them an opening, let them come to you. Each of these moments is how we slowly claw market share away.

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  • lvxferre@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This: gentle support and help works way better than soapboxing.

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  • CodingCarpenter@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Friend, do you have an AMD video card? No? Oh nevermind then

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    • scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      What are you talking about? I have an nvidia card I game on all the time. The only thing that hasn’t been supported for me is Gamescope, which is not required. It’s definitely a nice to have if you’re building a SteamOS type build where you want to boot into steam, but I’ve used it on PopOS perfectly fine.

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• InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s also bullshit, because Windows 10 LTSC IoT is supported through 2032 or something.

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  • reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Downloaded from here and activated with a script from the same source.

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• SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Microsoft will wait until everyone who was willing to use win11 switches, and once they notice too many people swapping to linux they will come out with a statement saying they will continue to support win10 with security updates

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• LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I switched to PopOS a little while ago because of this. Besides some minor gripes (like not being able to customize system sounds) its been pretty dummy proof.

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