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I built a Windows PC after 3 years of using my 15 inch 2018 MBP (which is by far the worst machine I have owned considering the price). Windows has gone to shi
by reader_mode 5y ago
I built a Windows PC after 3 years of using my 15 inch 2018 MBP (which is by far the worst machine I have owned considering the price).
Windows has gone to shit, I have visual glitches in the UI using dark mode (even the search box on bottom left doesn't render correctly in dark mode until I hover it). They preinstall some shitty "news" bar right there on the task bar and hide disabling it behind a submenu of a right click on taskbar. Start menu search goes online by default and misdirects me because of it (I disabled it quickly).
Using a 5k monitor and display scaling is very iffy as well compared to MacOS.
I'm waiting on next get M1 and then I'm using the Windows box as a docker server I'll SSH into and maybe play some games. But using it as a daily driver is really underwhelming. I would use Linux desktop but from what I've heard HDPI scaling is even worse.
- rkagerer 5y agoWindows has gone to shit I feel the same way and it makes me sad. I've kept a death-grip on Windows 7 in hopes there would be a Windows 11 one day despite all the naive "last version ever" messaging. Now it's been announced, and I pray it's more than just a paint job. My asks are simple: more stability, better performance, and axed telemetry.
- gred 5y agoThere are dozens of us!
- reader_mode 5y agoIf anything I suspect they will double down on adding internet services to the OS and double down on the app store.
- jamesgeck0 5y agoDidn’t Microsoft backport telemetry into Windows 7? You’ve got several of the same privacy issues as Windows 10 without the security improvements.