Windows team is desperate to remain relevant.
I suspect most Microsoft revenue these days comes from Azure and the cloud version of Office. Windows OS is pretty much irrelevant other than as a platform to distribute other products.
this post was submitted on 21 Oct 2025
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I am predicting at some point Windows itself will become a business only product and cease to be marketed to consumers, and the home user platform will be some kind of live service bullshit probably served in a browser. Basically the Chromebook idea, but Microsoft.
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Run Linux on my main PC.
Time to switch my old laptop over too, or maybe I could configure a new linux PC as my "laptop" if I could get a good touch screen interface (for relaxing on the couch)?
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Some real 5D chess plays from the big MS these days lmfao. I'll stick with Linux, thanks.
I've been on Debian for a couple years since Windows 10 came out. Not sure what this fuss has been about, but I'm glad I switched when I did.
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How bad would running Windows 10 past support be exactly? Seems like most vulnerabilities should have been patched by now.
There's always going to be vulnerabilities, that's why they're ending support. They don't want to spend time updating an OS they don't want people using.
Windows 10 is probably fairly secure... today. In 2 years, someone might discover a new vulnerability, and you won't get the update. If there's a new way to do web security and the browsers need OS support to implement it, you'll be stuck on legacy security settings.
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I’m trying out Bazzite, and although it does take a little tweaking sometimes, I haven’t encountered a game I can’t run yet, including features like HDR and DLSS.
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I finally troubleshooted why my Linux usb boot drive wasn’t working. Planning on making the switch when I have time off work.
So long as I can get Steam and Jellyfin working, I’ll never switch back.
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