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Microsoft's draconian Windows 11 restrictions will send an estimated 240 million PCs to the landfill when Windows 10 hits end of life in 2025 (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 6 months ago by catch22@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Launching Windows 11 in the midst of a semiconductor shortage was such a dumb move on Microsoft's part, especially when 11 doesn't really offer that much more than 10. The only real 'groundbreaking' new feature (multiple desktops) was something that Linux had fifteen years ago.

[–] reassure6869@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

The only real ‘groundbreaking’ new feature (multiple desktops) was something that Linux had fifteen years ago.

what are you talking about? if you mean virtual as the others think, both linux and windows have had that for 20 years. if you mean something else I really really want to know.

anyway it also has better wsl (backported to 10 eventually), generally better performance and battery life, etc. it also had a mac dock that prevented me from doing the upgrade for 3 years lol.

[–] c5e3@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

even windows xp had it with microsoft's powertoys' virtual desktop manager

[–] RobertoOberto@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is "multiple desktops" different from virtual desktops? Because i've been using virtual desktops in Windows 10 for a while now.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I can barely keep track of my one desktop what are people doing with multiple desktops?

[–] misspacfic@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

for work i have to have like 3 PDFs open, my IDE, a browser, etc.

it's nice being able just switch to a clean desktop to browse the internet or write an email without messing up my window placement or getting lost in a bunch of layers.

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

First desktop for work/study related windows another for research/info related windows and third one for chill/media related windows, sometimes you work on more than two documents at the same time and researching theme with timeouts for chill so multiple desktops is very useful

[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 6 months ago

music can stay on one workspace

work on another

messenger on another.

my alt-tab is always in the right order, and accessing specific functions like music or messaging is a whole other key sequence and muscle memory.