Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users into Edge

Re:Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users ... by marricks on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @12:21PM (#29255882)

This is what drove me over the edge to another operating system, I gotta imagine others as well.

Having ads at the OS level is just mind boggling, I get people can get used to anything but I really hoped there'd be a line where people just left in swarms.

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Re:Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users ... by GreenWatermelon on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @03:06PM (#29258207)

This goes for me. When I graduate, my next machine is definitely going to be a linux machine. I will keep an unlicensed windows version on the side just for gaming.

I'm sick of having my attention preyed upon everywhere I look in that OS. It makes me feel insulted.

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Re:Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users ... by FreeFull on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @03:52PM (#29258670)

You might not even need the Windows install at all for gaming. With all the work Valve has been putting into Proton, even games with funky anti-cheat should work on any Linux distro by the time the Steam Deck comes out.

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Re:Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users ... by fartcannon on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @07:48PM (#29260844)

I haven't kept a Windows machine for gaming since 2015. It was hard then, but now it's a breeze if the game is on Steam. If it's not, Lutris will probably handle it for you. Most single player and a lot of multiplayer games work without a hitch. I am, for instance, playing Tetris Effect connected and Dark Souls 3 online right now.

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Re:Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users ... by make3 on Thursday November 18, 2021 @02:31PM (#29269393)

While there definitely are a lot of games available, a large fraction still are not. Having a Windows install is not a huge deal.

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