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On the one hand I hope with the proliferation of such articles and sentiment that Microsoft would start paying more positive attention to Windows as an Operatin

On the one hand I hope with the proliferation of such articles and sentiment that Microsoft would start paying more positive attention to Windows as an Operating System instead of an AI and Advertisement Machine. But then I remember that it's Nutella at the helm over there and he'll gladly give up ground to focus more on hype and share price. What a waste.

bbkane 1y ago
Microsoft's loss is gamers' gain in this area I think. Besides, MSFT is almost $500, so they're doing something right.
- mrcsharp 1y ago
  > Microsoft's loss is gamers' gain in this area I think. Care to expand on this? Or did you just want to make a random statement? > Besides, MSFT is almost $500, so they're doing something right This very reductive way of thinking is exactly why everything is getting enshitified to the max.
  - bbkane 1y ago
    By Microsoft's loss and gamers' gain I mean that Linux used to be nonviable to play games, but Valve put a lot of effort into making games work on Linux (and continues to do so). They saw (and maybe still see?) Microsoft as a threat to Valve's future. So now gamers have gained another platform to play games!
    - mrcsharp 1y ago
      > but Valve put a lot of effort into making games work on Linux Yes! this is competition at its finest, right? It is also what I was talking about in my original comment. > So now gamers have gained another platform to play games! Yup, this is definitely a good thing. Yes gamers get another platform and hopefully gets MS to focus on Windows to make it better and less hostile to users. Gamers are also quite vicious and they will tarnish the reputation of anything that doesn't work well for them. Let's see how Linux will fare in their hands.
tmtvl 1y ago
> But then I remember that it's Nutella at the helm over there and he'll gladly give up ground to focus more on hype and share price. While I agree with the basic sentiment, racism really doesn't deserve a place here, please don't do this.
- mrcsharp 1y ago
  That's not racism. That's a play on his last name. Just because actual Nutella has a dark color doesn't make my comment racist. Grow up and stop finding racism in everything.

bbkane 1y ago

Microsoft's loss is gamers' gain in this area I think. Besides, MSFT is almost $500, so they're doing something right.

mrcsharp 1y ago
> Microsoft's loss is gamers' gain in this area I think. Care to expand on this? Or did you just want to make a random statement? > Besides, MSFT is almost $500, so they're doing something right This very reductive way of thinking is exactly why everything is getting enshitified to the max.
- bbkane 1y ago
  By Microsoft's loss and gamers' gain I mean that Linux used to be nonviable to play games, but Valve put a lot of effort into making games work on Linux (and continues to do so). They saw (and maybe still see?) Microsoft as a threat to Valve's future. So now gamers have gained another platform to play games!
  - mrcsharp 1y ago
    > but Valve put a lot of effort into making games work on Linux Yes! this is competition at its finest, right? It is also what I was talking about in my original comment. > So now gamers have gained another platform to play games! Yup, this is definitely a good thing. Yes gamers get another platform and hopefully gets MS to focus on Windows to make it better and less hostile to users. Gamers are also quite vicious and they will tarnish the reputation of anything that doesn't work well for them. Let's see how Linux will fare in their hands.

tmtvl 1y ago

> But then I remember that it's Nutella at the helm over there and he'll gladly give up ground to focus more on hype and share price. While I agree with the basic sentiment, racism really doesn't deserve a place here, please don't do this.

mrcsharp 1y ago
That's not racism. That's a play on his last name. Just because actual Nutella has a dark color doesn't make my comment racist. Grow up and stop finding racism in everything.