Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

Re:Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settin... by sharikous on Monday January 24, 2022 @06:08AM (#30056080)

> where all these critical Windows-only applications are

The vast majority of users would suffer if forced to use only Linux apps. Think Office Vs LibreOffice or Photoshop Vs GIMP. A lot wouldn't be able to work at all, like the folks who use Solidworks.

Let's not pretend that browser/terminal/IDE is the most common usage of PCs.

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Re:Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settin... by kaladin-jasnah on Monday January 24, 2022 @06:55AM (#30056514)

I would suffer if I had to use Windows applications. Because having to pay (or even pirate) quality paid software that I have to sit and learn is less convenient than downloading pretty good free (as in beer) software that I've used for the past 5 years and I'm very comfortable with. GNOME applications are surprisingly polished and good, and I'm not getting that on Windows.

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Re:Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settin... by thejynxed on Monday January 24, 2022 @08:24PM (#30066662)

I'm one of those who use Solidworks and there are no Linux equivalents, let alone polished ones. So, as in everything, YMMV.

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Re:Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settin... by kaladin-jasnah on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @06:51AM (#30070790)

100% fair.

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Re:Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settin... by eptcyka on Monday January 24, 2022 @07:21AM (#30056766)

Krita and Blender are pretty sweet though. And you can use some versions of Photoshop via Wine perfectly fine. The same goes for Office.

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