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Hey y'all, today I experienced another push for Linux from our friend Microsoft. 5 minutes ago, I wanted to use the timer app on Windows, so I could manage my work/break schedule, and this fucker showed up. Yes, that's a prompt to sign in with a Microsoft account to use the clock. If you close it, it pops up 30s later. Clicking “Don't sign in” or closing the process responsible for displaying it is useless, and guess what… IT PAUSES THE TIMER WHEN IT SHOWS UP.

I guess this is another thing added to the super long list of things which will eventually make me switch my main workstation to Linux once win10 is discontinued.

/endrant

Hope y'all are having a great day :3

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[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

"Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise." I guess you could argue that mentioning linux counts? Have you tried any distros yet? I'd recommend just downloading some onto a live USB and seeing what you like!

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

"Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise."

So Android definitely counts.

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You are on the council, but we do not grant you the rank of Linux.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

So does Windows, with WSL.

[–] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I used to dual boot pop os and windows, but stopped once I had too many issues trying to run non Linux native software trough wine. Once I'll get my workflow Linux ready, I think I'll use some distro with KDE

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah getting wine prefixes setup is a pain in the ass but normally once you find out the right settings for something it's fairly stable (as long as the app you're running doesn't update without your consent or something). Often the WineHQ's application database has some tips on what works for an app