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Re:Microsoft is not rebasing Windows to Linux by vetinari on Monday October 12, 2020 @11:00AM (#24755035)
In Windows land, there's as much as incompetent advice as in Linux one. It is about people, not systems.

> Quite often I will ask something like "is it possible to make X do Y?" and the response will be something like "you shouldn't do Y. Why do you want to do Y? You should do Z instead, I've only ever needed to do Z".

Ever seen the answers in Microsoft Community? It is either this, or a complete misdirection, so some Microsoft contractor could prove his productivity, and in the end solving nothing.

--- I'm using all three desktop systems: Linux, Mac and Windows. No, the grass is not greener on either side. Every single of them has its problems, and every one of them has its stronger points. However, "if you still can’t properly support 4K scaling in 2020" is complete nonsense.

Re:Microsoft is not rebasing Windows to Linux by tolien on Monday October 12, 2020 @11:48AM (#24755657)
> Ever seen the answers in Microsoft Community? It is either this, or a complete misdirection, so some Microsoft contractor could prove his productivity, and in the end solving nothing.

Just reinstall Windows, that'll fix all your problems! (/s)