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  • Have they considered providing unconditional support to WINE and releasing a Linux distro?
    by vazark
  • So what is it, concretely? Default settings and bundled software? Like Lenovo bloatware but from Microsoft?
    by internet2000
  • I refuse to use windows at home. I'll use it at work, but it's either Xubuntu or MacOS at home. I couldn't be happier.
    by abirch
  • They could stop hogging so much memory. My work laptop was fine on Win 10 and on Win 11 it began swapping to disk.
    by 2OEH8eoCRo0
  • When I read the headline of the announcement article, I thought it would be in the spirit of https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dev-drive/, instead it's just advertising a series of device that most devs won't ever buy.

    Devs might be bad at marketing to general public, but if the target market are devs, run the ads through them first. Even if they're in a building with no dev at all, surely one can be reached through an internal email.

    by martheen
  • Do they mean like, a version of Windows where I don't have to go into folder options and click "show file extensions"?
    by ptrl600
  • Developers, developers, developers.

    Your dream developer experience is already here; since I've switched to Linux, I feel like I'm experiencing Linux psychosis. It's such a breath of fresh air. I've reconfigured my entire workflow around terminal programs and every action feels instant, even with maxed out power saving settings. There's an upfront time investment, sure - a weekend or two to set things up and figure out how you want the basics configured - but I've found myself immediately productive, and after that it's all compound interest, baby. Over the next few months, I've pushed my muscle memory to a point that's completely unachievable on Windows.

    Another big advantage of the platform is that some Linux distributions will come bundled absolutely no software, saving you from having to uninstall and disable annoying bloat you have no use for. Additionally, you don't even need to install WSL, because you've already got the L.

    by throwuxiytayq
  • > If Project Zenith is a "distraction-free Windows experience," does that imply that everyone else is using nerfed experiences with needless distractions?

    Yes.

    by tempodox

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