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Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without... by chx on Monday June 24, 2024 @06:56PM (#40782012)
> Microsoft has built up good will through efforts like VS Code

That's the Trojan Horse

https://ghuntley.com/fracture/

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Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without... by squarefoot on Monday June 24, 2024 @07:14PM (#40782165)
Don't forget WSL.

Step 1: "Why do I need to run Linux? I already have it in Windows"

Step 2: "Oh, and now this software runs better on WSL or requires WSL to work properly"

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Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without... by bsuvc on Monday June 24, 2024 @07:34PM (#40782358)
WSL seems like a variation of the Embrace, Extend, Extinguish tactic Microsoft has used in the past. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extingu...
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Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without... by chx on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @01:27AM (#40784806)
Win 10 + WSL is currently the only working desktop OS I am aware of. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40782058
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Re:Windows 11 is now enabling OneDrive folder backup without... by PawgerZ on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @10:39AM (#40789228)
Can you explain what you mean when you say that it's the "only working desktop OS I am aware of"
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