Re:Get Off My Desktop Windows Needs to Stop Showing Tabloid ...
by IIsi50MHz on Monday March 27, 2023 @11:09PM
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Thanks! This is the first I've read of any Win11 features that aren't just 'features'. All the articles and marketing stuffs make it seem the same as the last to major versions of macOS:
"Look at all these new features we have! (…that are so minor or quizzically irrelevant that you'll wonder why this is a whole version number upgrade instead of a .1 release).
Oh, and we rearranged a bunch of stuff into weird, often obscure, places with no justification, but we're calling those features, too!".
So, now at least I have some things to look up, even if I intend to skip Win11 for other reasons.
Re:Get Off My Desktop Windows Needs to Stop Showing Tabloid ...
by Dalewyn on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @02:09AM
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To be fair, Windows 11 internally identifies as NT10.0, the same as Windows 10's internal identification.
So officially, Windows 11 is just Windows 10 with new icing on top, but there are nonetheless significant changes and improvements behind-the-scenes that may or may not merit a marketing version number increase.
Why? Because of all the numerous and significant backend improvements, a relatively less schizophrenic UI, and more.
Certain things that affect power users and common users alike, such as proper Intel 12th+ Gen CPU support and variable refresh rates, are Windows 11 exclusive, not being backported to Windows 10 (let alone 7).
To be clear, I have my fair share of gripes with Windows 11 that I've worked around. But overall it's an easy upgrade over Windows 10.