I’m one of the many. Hate where tech is headed, I remember hearing about Microsoft wanting to turn windows cloud based with a subscription. Hell no

Or, like me, still on Windows 7, they could just no longer use Steam. Lots of games I can still play on this OS or in my browser. Maybe someday I'll go back to Linux, or maybe even React, just for the hell of it.

I just use Windows 10 v1809 ltsc, I'm good for a few more years.

im one of them 😬

Gonna repeat something I said a little while ago.

If you're planning to try Linux but have no experience with it, the best piece of advice I was given is this. Learn how the filesystem is structured. It will make everything else you try to do easier.

You're also going to get a ton of conflicting advice on which distro to use. Pop OS or Mint are my suggestions. !linux_gaming@lemmy.world is a good resource to know about too

I like the optimism of Linux users thinking there will be a massive flood towards their favourite Linux distro.

When the obvious path the majority of gamers will take is just ... not upgrade anything and stay on an unsecure OS until their next major PC upgrade.

Most users don't care about security as long as it allows them to do with their computer what they want.

If Microsoft didn't push people to a new version, you know too many would still be rocking Windows 8.

Thing is, there's people out there on windows 10 on a computer without the magic special chip windows 11 demands.

Lots of those people can't update and lots don't know about Linux or understand how to even use a USB drive to install it.

Yes it's easy for us semi tech people, but remember not everyone is into tech or understand how computers works.

People NEED computers to do stuff like applying for jobs, or searching online, or video games with friends.

Those people who don't have a tpm chip and can't upgrade will just not and continue using a insecure windows 10 because they don't know or understand what it is.

Remember Lemmy, just because you understand tech, doesn't mean everyone knows about it, or can grasp the concepts.

fuck Windows, I am done with M$

The only reason I'm still on windows 10 is because I'm dreading the weekend of head banging against table I'm going to have when I do the switch to Linux before October... Not looking forward to getting it all set up and working

Maybe because Windows 11 sucks

Yeah well Windows 11 fucking sucks. What do they expect? Maybe if you have to do all kinds of shady shit to get people to accept the newest version of your shitty product you should take a good look at yourself and evaluate why that is.

MS can pry Windows 10 out of my cold, dead hands. I'll switch to Linux before Win11 and I don't particularly want to do that either.

M$ ended win7 support in January 14, 2020. Steam did not end win7 support until January 1 2024. M$ ending support for their OS does not mean Steam will do so anytime soon. Considering how small number of their users has updated, there's a good chance Steam will keep supporting win10 for many more years. By that time I know I will no longer be using Windows.

Every single edition of Windows introduces new forms of bloat and new ways for MS to overreach and attempt to play corporate nanny over a user's system; why the fuck would anyone willingly upgrade Windows when they have the chance not to?

IF steam OS is ready for wide release by then, you'll see massive adoption.

i'll upgrade to some baby Linux distro once the end of life hits, i am lazy

(i'd also need to set up a dual boot as i'm cursed to need Adobe apps and those are famously allergic to Linux)