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>>foodst+(OP)
- Microsoft isn't going to fuck us over that hard <--- We are here

- Microsoft is fucking us over that hard

- Libre software FTW

- Libre software UX sucks

- Repeat

When will the cycle end?

>>rackja+n9
> Libre software UX sucks

This has always been true and while it's better this iteration of the cycle, it's not great.

But have you actually used Windows in recent times? The UX has gotten infinitely worse since XP. Mac OS has changed about as much as the popular open source DEs, but Windows is infinitely worse. I can't stand using it. The taskbar is garbage, the menus are garbage, the discoverability of anything is the worst it has ever been.

I can't imagine they're ignorant to the fact that Desktop UX is no longer a differentiator for them. The only lock-in they have is in business environments, for which there is zero competition at their price point.

It's inevitable that the host OS gets locked down. The runtime has moved to the browser and cloud. It's just a matter of time.

>>xyzzy_+rb
Windows UX is ass, but it runs a lot of nice software. Runs it well too. Many things don't work as well in wine. I'm talking both slowdowns and glitches.

>>im3w1l+Cq
> but it runs a lot of nice software. Runs it well too.

Probably because the developers write software for the most popular OS and not because Windows did something well.