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From the article: > Google believes that there are three main reasons for audio issues – users have accidentally muted YouTube, the output device has been chan

From the article: > Google believes that there are three main reasons for audio issues – users have accidentally muted YouTube, the output device has been changed (this happens when users have two monitors with one audio connection), and the third reason is Windows 10’s drivers. It certainly isn't "mostly due to drivers", but is at least "frequently due to drivers" as it's in the top 3 (but maybe not top 1, where 'most' would be meant). Also, this mostly speaks to Windows being the most popular operating system in the consumer pc world; and further, to the varied collection of Windows computer configurations. Windows machine users are probably more likely to use more than one monitor, and especially to use monitors with HDMI, where sound is most likely to be carried over and confuse the multiple sound devices. I take issue with the editorialized title here on Hacker News. edit: I don't like Microsoft, why am I finding myself defending them so much, lately? Can we at least be honest about the problems with Microsoft, rather than make them the random big baddies in areas that they're not?

tux3 6y ago
>Also, this mostly speaks to Windows being the most popular operating system in the consumer pc world; Yep! Like xkcd 1138 would say, this "95% of X is Windows users" just boils down to a population map.
danielscrubs 6y ago
“According to Google, YouTube receives hundreds of reports per day from users who complain that video plays without audio on desktop and 95% of reports come alone from Windows users.“ “ Microsoft Windows is the dominating desktop operating system (OS) worldwide as of December 2020, with a share of 76.56 percent.”
Shish2k 6y ago
> Can we at least be honest about the problems with […], rather than make them the random big baddies in areas that they're not? I feel like this applies to basically everything recently. I don’t know what to do about it :(
- t-writescode 6y ago
  I've been defending indefensible people, at least in my own mind (as defending them in the public square is just a place to be mocked and downvoted and no opinions are changed), when the attacks on them are unrelated to the reason they're not great. That includes being disappointed in people talking about Trump's small hands, among other things.

tux3 6y ago

>Also, this mostly speaks to Windows being the most popular operating system in the consumer pc world; Yep! Like xkcd 1138 would say, this "95% of X is Windows users" just boils down to a population map.

danielscrubs 6y ago

“According to Google, YouTube receives hundreds of reports per day from users who complain that video plays without audio on desktop and 95% of reports come alone from Windows users.“ “ Microsoft Windows is the dominating desktop operating system (OS) worldwide as of December 2020, with a share of 76.56 percent.”

Shish2k 6y ago

> Can we at least be honest about the problems with […], rather than make them the random big baddies in areas that they're not? I feel like this applies to basically everything recently. I don’t know what to do about it :(

t-writescode 6y ago
I've been defending indefensible people, at least in my own mind (as defending them in the public square is just a place to be mocked and downvoted and no opinions are changed), when the attacks on them are unrelated to the reason they're not great. That includes being disappointed in people talking about Trump's small hands, among other things.