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Microsoft in their infinite wisdom has replaced the Hide Desktop icon with Copilot. (programming.dev)

submitted 9 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 21 points 9 months ago (18 children)

As is everyone taking every possible opportunity to mention Linux. It's not like we don't know it exists, we don't need constantly reminding that it's an option.

Although it isn't an option for a vast number of reasons, but mostly because corporate IT requires systems that run only on Windows. Therefore the only solution is Windows so the fact another operating system exists is utterly irrelevant and yet somehow you guys constantly keep mentioning it. Then we constantly have to point out that lots and lots of programs don't run on Linux and then you will inhibitively start going on about Wine. It's tiring. I would love it if we could have a conversation about Microsoft without having to pretend that other operating systems are viable alternatives.

[–] Alborlin@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (8 children)

Or how about

You can't easily define what apps start with startup
Even when wine is installed , lot of programs won't run in wine
You cannot easily find where the program is installed like you can in windows
You attach a external disk but some apps won't see it mounted making it Impossible to explore in their file picker , not all but some
There is almost huge lack of programs , for which there is huge possibility that a windows program exists.
There is constant need to use terminal for lot of things for which you can't a program see point 4.

I keep telling Linux is still not for common home use for users who are in between power users and people only using it for browsing. This will get me downvotes here on Lemmy all the time . Linux edge lords are their own bubble.

[–] icedterminal@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

All but one of your points here appear to be your lack of understanding Linux and/or user error. Point 4 (2) is understandable due to Windows just being the default and most popular choice.

[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Even point 4 is something I have never experienced, and is probably also lack of understanding.

A filesystem is either mounted or it isn't. Mounted for one program but not for another doesn't exist. If they don't see it in the filepicker, they probably just don't know the mount point.

[–] icedterminal@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Point 4 is listed twice in the comment. So I used "4 (2)" to point out what I was responding to. The second point 4.

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