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Microsoft finally officially confirms it's killing Windows Control Panel sometime soon (www.neowin.net)
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[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago (1 children)

TLDR, the settings app does not fully incorporate all the minutia of the control panel and power users are naturally going to be upset about the change assuming they stick around that long.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Too many specialized companies still make Windows-only software, e.g. chip vendors.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

100% true.

[–] s_s@lemmy.one 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why put up with their abuse?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Each one has different specialized components that aren't at full parity with their competitors, but that doesn't even matter since it's the case with literally all of them.