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PC Gamers Abandoning Windows 11 for Linux with Higher FPS & Fewer Interruptions

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  • alessandro@lemmy.caA alessandro@lemmy.ca
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    sprunt@lemmy.world
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    What does Bill Gates have to do with Windows nowadays?

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      yesman@lemmy.world
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      I saw in a recent Youtube video that between web services and AI, Windows licencing is only about 10% of Microslop’s business.

      IDK if that number is true, but it sure would explain how much they’ve put into user experience. Does anyone use Windows because they like it?

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        Auster
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        Title implies a big move, pretty far from the steady growth their sources say and that they explain throughout the article. But I guess a more honest title like “Linux among gamers sees new record after continuous steady growth” isn’t as click-worthy.

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          asetru@feddit.org
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          So “the year of the Linux desktop” is just around the corner? Again?

          … and all it took was to wait for windows to become unbearably shitty?

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          • Y yesman@lemmy.world

            I saw in a recent Youtube video that between web services and AI, Windows licencing is only about 10% of Microslop’s business.

            IDK if that number is true, but it sure would explain how much they’ve put into user experience. Does anyone use Windows because they like it?

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            MotoAsh
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            I did back in the XP days. Long, loooong ago…

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            • A asetru@feddit.org

              So “the year of the Linux desktop” is just around the corner? Again?

              … and all it took was to wait for windows to become unbearably shitty?

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              MotoAsh
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              It was always going to. People are fundamentally lazy. Until something becomes a need, far too many are going to sit around and whine instead.

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              • Y yesman@lemmy.world

                I saw in a recent Youtube video that between web services and AI, Windows licencing is only about 10% of Microslop’s business.

                IDK if that number is true, but it sure would explain how much they’ve put into user experience. Does anyone use Windows because they like it?

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                nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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                #8

                none of the other popular desktop operating systems cost money at all. I don’t know why Microsoft is doing half of the things that it does

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                • Y yesman@lemmy.world

                  I saw in a recent Youtube video that between web services and AI, Windows licencing is only about 10% of Microslop’s business.

                  IDK if that number is true, but it sure would explain how much they’ve put into user experience. Does anyone use Windows because they like it?

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                  wirelesswire@lemmy.zip
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                  #9

                  I wouldn’t be surprised. Desktop revenue has been a pretty small slice for their revenue long before AI was a thing. Their main drivers were server products and O365, and now AI and Azure are also pushing a lot of revenue.

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                  • Y yesman@lemmy.world

                    I saw in a recent Youtube video that between web services and AI, Windows licencing is only about 10% of Microslop’s business.

                    IDK if that number is true, but it sure would explain how much they’ve put into user experience. Does anyone use Windows because they like it?

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                    Goodeye8
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                    #10

                    I don’t think the number is indicative of quality. The office suite is their bread and butter (alongside Azure) and Teams is a steaming pile of shit.

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                    • M MotoAsh

                      It was always going to. People are fundamentally lazy. Until something becomes a need, far too many are going to sit around and whine instead.

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                      Rothe
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                      #11

                      Leave it to Linux bros to shit on people who are finally moving to Linux.

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                      • A asetru@feddit.org

                        So “the year of the Linux desktop” is just around the corner? Again?

                        … and all it took was to wait for windows to become unbearably shitty?

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                        thingsiplay@lemmy.ml
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                        #12

                        Every year is the year of Linux. 🙂

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                        • Y yesman@lemmy.world

                          I saw in a recent Youtube video that between web services and AI, Windows licencing is only about 10% of Microslop’s business.

                          IDK if that number is true, but it sure would explain how much they’ve put into user experience. Does anyone use Windows because they like it?

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                          Lvxferre [he/him]
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                          I saw in a recent Youtube video that between web services and AI, Windows licencing is only about 10% of Microslop’s business.

                          That’s correct. Here’s some data on Microsoft’s revenue:

                          40%     Server Products and Cloud Services
                          22%     Office Products and Cloud Services
                          10%     Windows
                           9%     Gaming
                           7%     LinkedIn
                           5%     Search and News Advertising
                          

                          IDK if that number is true, but it sure would explain how much they’ve put into user experience.

                          It does but it’s really short-sighted from MS’s part. Sure, Windows might be only 10% of its business, but the other 90% heavily rely on it. Or rather on Windows being a monopoly on desktop OSes; without that people Windows servers, Office and MS “cloud services” (basically: we shit on your computer so much you need to use ours) wouldn’t see the light of the day.

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                          • wirelesswire@lemmy.zipW wirelesswire@lemmy.zip

                            I wouldn’t be surprised. Desktop revenue has been a pretty small slice for their revenue long before AI was a thing. Their main drivers were server products and O365, and now AI and Azure are also pushing a lot of revenue.

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                            DivineDev
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                            #14

                            Direct revenue through Windows sales might be low, but I suspect Windows is still important to drive people to buy One Cloud, office 365 etc subscriptions. So when people move away to Linux, the other services should become less profitable with some time delay

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                              Direct revenue through Windows sales might be low, but I suspect Windows is still important to drive people to buy One Cloud, office 365 etc subscriptions. So when people move away to Linux, the other services should become less profitable with some time delay

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                              wirelesswire@lemmy.zip
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                              Most likely. The majority of MS products and services are interconnected in some way.

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                              • Lvxferre [he/him]L Lvxferre [he/him]

                                I saw in a recent Youtube video that between web services and AI, Windows licencing is only about 10% of Microslop’s business.

                                That’s correct. Here’s some data on Microsoft’s revenue:

                                40%     Server Products and Cloud Services
                                22%     Office Products and Cloud Services
                                10%     Windows
                                 9%     Gaming
                                 7%     LinkedIn
                                 5%     Search and News Advertising
                                

                                IDK if that number is true, but it sure would explain how much they’ve put into user experience.

                                It does but it’s really short-sighted from MS’s part. Sure, Windows might be only 10% of its business, but the other 90% heavily rely on it. Or rather on Windows being a monopoly on desktop OSes; without that people Windows servers, Office and MS “cloud services” (basically: we shit on your computer so much you need to use ours) wouldn’t see the light of the day.

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                                kungfuratte@feddit.org
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                                Also: even if they are not directly connected, the fact that one monopoly crumbles might result in the next one falling apart too. Someone who successfully got out of Windows might try to ditch their MS365 subscription too.

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                                  I did back in the XP days. Long, loooong ago…

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                                  flameleaf@ani.social
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                                  XP was alright, but I’m mostly just nostalgic for the aesthetic of 95/98/2000

                                  Vista was the reason I switched to Linux

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                                    ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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                                    I moved to Linux entirely because of how shit Windows is, but I do not, in general, get higher fps. It’s very case-by-case, but in general, my performance seems to be ever so slightly worse.

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                                    • Lvxferre [he/him]L Lvxferre [he/him]

                                      I saw in a recent Youtube video that between web services and AI, Windows licencing is only about 10% of Microslop’s business.

                                      That’s correct. Here’s some data on Microsoft’s revenue:

                                      40%     Server Products and Cloud Services
                                      22%     Office Products and Cloud Services
                                      10%     Windows
                                       9%     Gaming
                                       7%     LinkedIn
                                       5%     Search and News Advertising
                                      

                                      IDK if that number is true, but it sure would explain how much they’ve put into user experience.

                                      It does but it’s really short-sighted from MS’s part. Sure, Windows might be only 10% of its business, but the other 90% heavily rely on it. Or rather on Windows being a monopoly on desktop OSes; without that people Windows servers, Office and MS “cloud services” (basically: we shit on your computer so much you need to use ours) wouldn’t see the light of the day.

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                                      flameleaf@ani.social
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                                      That 40% isn’t for Windows Server, is it?

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                                      • kungfuratte@feddit.orgK kungfuratte@feddit.org

                                        Also: even if they are not directly connected, the fact that one monopoly crumbles might result in the next one falling apart too. Someone who successfully got out of Windows might try to ditch their MS365 subscription too.

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                                        red_tomato@lemmy.world
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                                        I don’t think companies are going to ditch their MS365 subscriptions. That would mean getting rid of Outlook and Teams, and that ain’t happening anytime soon.

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                                          So “the year of the Linux desktop” is just around the corner? Again?

                                          … and all it took was to wait for windows to become unbearably shitty?

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                                          flameleaf@ani.social
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                                          Linux users come in waves after every major Windows release

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