Virtual desktops on Windows 10? Cute...

[Gala]

You know that YouTube comments "How to start a flame war?"

"1. Post comment
 2. Wait"

I can relate now lol

[AlwaysFSX]

Since Modern Super Computers existed

"As of November 2014 ^[update], 485 or 97% of the world's fastest supercomputers use the Linux kernel. Of the remaining 3%, the majority run the AIX Unix variant, with one running another Unix variant, one supercomputer running Windows, and one with a "mixed" operating system."

 

Anyways, Linux is free, supports excellent VMware, is very Modular; Choose the GUI you like, Customizable, and runs all other programs designed for it.  And no, I am not saying it's mainstream... yet..  GabeN seems to want it to become so however.

You might not use it, and I might not use it, but just because neither of us uses it does not make it irrelevant  Linux is a great and broad platform with far more versatility than Windows or Mac.  Just look at those Supercomputers that use Linux; the same thing that can run on your PC.

Reading the thread is pointless, eh?!

 

I don't care what Gabe Newell wants, ever. I don't care that servers use Linux, that's besides the point. Linux as a desktop OS is fragmented and broken, it's not a viable alternative to Windows or OSX otherwise more people would be using it.

 

There is not argument to that, it's the simple truth. This is the problem with "open everything!" garbage, it's fragmented beyond belief and that only causes problems.

[Weak1ings]

Except like every game I play 

You can do Windows in Linux with Virtual ware...  95% performance.

but that kind of defeats the purpose of moving over to Linux...

 

Regardless, it's easy to shut down a Virtual machine and have it cease to spy on you *cough* Windows 10 *cough* *cough* phony privacy settings *cough* cough* data mine *cough*

And yes, this "privacy feature" was implemented in Windows 8.1 recently as well.  And packet sniffing has been done to prove what I said for both OSes.

[Trik'Stari]

If Linux were relevant, don't you think people would be swapping to it in hordes? They don't because it's simply not a viable Windows replacement for most people out there.

 

I don't care that servers run Linux, that's not the point. Linux as an OS is simply not good enough for most consumers. It's too fragmented.

Very true, but the point still stands. Neither Apple's OS or Window would really be that relevant in todays world without Linux running all the networking going on via Linux.

[Weak1ings]

Reading the thread is pointless, eh?!

 

I don't care what Gabe Newell wants, ever. I don't care that servers use Linux, that's besides the point. Linux as a desktop OS is fragmented and broken, it's not a viable alternative to Windows or OSX otherwise more people would be using it.

 

There is not argument to that, it's the simple truth. This is the problem with "open everything!" garbage, it's fragmented beyond belief and that only causes problems.

I find it apparent you haven't used Linux.  Try it.  Try the broken mess, But why try if you don't care, why bother learning about something you dislike so strongly?

hint:  it works, it works well.  When was the last time you saw a Grandma PC sold with Linux on it?  Microsoft fought hard when HP sold a Linux PC, One reason of Linux Minority, + gaming... 

 

Being open also allows users to solve problems.  If everything is closed, only one entity fixes it, that is the problem with closed source stuff.  Both sides have pros and cons.

  #Flamewar

 

Just try it, I will too.

[AlwaysFSX]

I find it apparent you haven't used Linux.  Try it.  Try the broken mess, But why try if you don't care, why bother learning about something you dislike so strongly?

hint:  it works, it works well.  When was the last time you saw a Grandma PC sold with Linux on it?  Microsoft fought hard when HP sold a Linux PC, One reason of Linux Minority, + gaming... 

 

Being open also allows users to solve problems.  If everything is closed, only one entity fixes it, that is the problem with closed source stuff.  Both sides have pros and cons.

  #Flamewar

 

Just try it, I will too.

I've used Linux pretty extensively, dozens of distros. You can't convince me to use it because if need, I could sit there for hours and start a 50 page essay on all of the glaring flaws with it.

 

No I will not either, it's not conducive to anything I give a flying fuck about, and that includes appeasing someone else whose opinion would not change.

[Yuval]

I don't give a fuck

[Burusutazu]

I've used Linux pretty extensively, dozens of distros. You can't convince me to use it because if need, I could sit there for hours and start a 50 page essay on all of the glaring flaws with it.

 

No I will not either, it's not conducive to anything I give a flying fuck about, and that includes appeasing someone else whose opinion would not change.

I'm actually disappointed that you won't write it....

[AlwaysFSX]

I'm actually disappointed that you won't write it....

I'm not going to waste my time on something that won't further any of my goals. I'd much rather fix Linux myself and provide a distro that works the way I want it to.

[Syntaxvgm]

Mac had it before windows as well. Don't care op. Don't care. I'm just glad I can use it on windows too. 

[Guest]

What button does this? I'm using windows 10 exactly as win 8, disable that search thing, cortana, whatever else annoys me and then only use the start menu to search. Also anyone know a way to disable the thing windows does when you snap to a screen side?

[bubuskin]

Linux is much better than win10, but I have to use in cause of not having drivers for some hardware.

[handymanshandle]

#LinuxMasterRace #OSXMasterRace #Sarcasm #GettingInB4TheLock

 

I think I summed it up quite nicely.

[Nowak]

lmao all these people acting like windows just got it

 

Virtual desktops have always been in the NT kernel, they were just never exposed to the user by default until now because nobody used them in 1993 (but they sure do use them now). That's why all those third-party (and even some second-party) virtual desktops for Windows utilities existed, because they were using the virtual desktop APIs in the NT kernel.

[Whorax]

Wow, congratulations on liking an operating system that hardly anything works on.

[ofr057]

I dont really see the point for virtual desk tops, since you can stack tabs now I haven't had a problem

[Syntaxvgm]

I dont really see the point for virtual desk tops, since you can stack tabs now I haven't had a problem

stack tabs?

And I bind it to a side button of my mouse, makes managing a ton of windows really fast, and a nice way to keep my work up and go do something else. 

[ofr057]

stack tabs?

And I bind it to a side button of my mouse, makes managing a ton of windows really fast, and a nice way to keep my work up and go do something else. 

I mean like having 2 + of the same program open they stack now?, when did that come out anyways XP?

 

I could see the point if someone did rapid analysis or had background rendering etc.

[Guest Generallee]

Linux did it before you...in 1994 [emoji14]

You are litterally the worst

Hurr durr linux, hurr durr look at me apt-get update i'm such a hacker lulz

No. Using a terminal to do things does not make you a special snowflake.

[linuxfan66]

I've used Linux pretty extensively, dozens of distros. You can't convince me to use it because if need, I could sit there for hours and start a 50 page essay on all of the glaring flaws with it.

No I will not either, it's not conducive to anything I give a flying fuck about, and that includes appeasing someone else whose opinion would not change.

Same for me I ran Linux full time at one point as I have derailed more than once. The amount of glaring issues, weird usability issues, and inconsistencies resulting in me putting in manual hacks means unless all you want is basic web and documents can't recommend it.(and that's assuming it likes your hardware) an example issue is flash on Linux has gpu acceleration on flash(for example) permanently due to bugs and compatibility issues. And the audio system is an overly complex and potentially laggy mess no one can agree how to fix. Also driver Apis still change too often causing driver issues....

[KingKeith55]

Okay, enjoy your limited functionality. No one cares, some people have different preferences.

Linux is cool and all, but its completely irrelevant in the consumer market. Let's be honest.

Also I'm pretty dern sure that windows NT had it as well.

[harrynowl]

There is no thing you can do on Windows, i can't on Linux.

Vice-versa it does not work.

True but I probably don't need to use the terminal to do it.

[linuxfan66]

True but I probably don't need to use the terminal to do it.

Anyone who thinks that terminal should be touched by a basic user is deluded and unreasonable...

[harrynowl]

Anyone who thinks that terminal should be touched by a basic user is deluded and unreasonable...

Yep. Or you google "how to install <fairly simple application that people actually use>" and the first result says "add repositary blah, then sudo apt-get install blah".

 

Great. 

[Syntaxvgm]

I mean like having 2 + of the same program open they stack now?, when did that come out anyways XP?

 

I could see the point if someone did rapid analysis or had background rendering etc.

I mean having like 20 widows open and switching to a different desktop with a different set of windows