So MS wants no more Linux clients for administration, so Linux becomes solely a server/CLI environment, and to allow Linux tools to easily leverage Windows components and possibly come to depend on them?
Sure shortsightedly it is more options to help people get work done, but I'm talking about long term here.
That would be an extra $130/mo I don't have to pay now just to be able to chat or whatever with the Switch? Horrible value proposition! I really don't need my kid turning into a texting zombie either...
How many kids who use this will have a cell phone? Personally I don't have one (and my kids obviously don't either) so I have no idea how we are going to use this. I have a tablet but no carrier, no sim card (no sim slot!).
I don't get why the driver suite has its own built in update mechanism if Windows Update can do it... but if Windows Update can do it then I don't get why it doesn't update the entire suite too (or all of the other software installed). It sounds like a very disjointed experince that is not well thought out... and if MS plans to take user agency out of the equation then naturally things will get messed up. They really should be more aware of the actual user experience and plan their software and services accordingly.
Optimizing drivers for games? That sounds completely backwards. Drivers should be optimized for the hardware, and DirectX should handle any optimizations that need to be passed on to the driver. Is DirectX not doing its job? And all the game should have to worry about is talking to DirectX. It seems pretty straightforward. Why in the world should drivers have to worry about what one specific user application is doing?
Were they untested or something? Years of automatically accepting updates on Linux (kernel and otherwise) across varying hardware and it's been extremely rare that I've experienced any issues at all...
Is all the software/drivers on Windows considered bleeding edge? Is the hardware not abstracted such that it would cause a complete meltdown with no user interaction possible? Are recovery options insanely complex for the user?
It just looks like people are moving to tablets and phones over laptops and desktops in general. In addition, speed bumps for CPUs and GPUs aren't really noticable to non-gamers, I've been able to stick with the same machines for a long time now. On my MacBook Pro I'm running Linux so I wasn't affected by Apple cutting off OS support. It's still as speedy as ever.
"2. Cmd is one of the most frequently run executables on Windows with a similar number of daily launches as File Explorer, Edge and Internet Explorer!"
Hrm, yet using the command line is an argument against using Linux... which is even more curious considering as an end user there is no real reason to use the command line on Linux these days. Only reason I ever do now on desktops/laptops is initial setup where it's just quicker for me to run a script that apt-gets everything I want vs clicking on it in Synaptic.
I got an Xbone as a gift and 3 games, Master Chief collection, Halo 5, and Forza 3. MCC has me downloading a 62GB patch, Halo 5 has a 50GB patch, and Forza 3 had a 2GB patch. The other day I went back to try and play Forza 3 but it's trying to download yet another 2GB patch and refuses to launch until I update it which means I couldn't play when I wanted, with kids I don't get much choice of when I can play. So far, (like Windows machines) I spend more time waiting for patches to download and install than I do acually using the system. I don't understand why patches are so huge on Xbox, can't they just use diffs or something?
...or does their discretion not enter into this at all? Either people are responsible for their actions or they're not. Apple isn't in the babysitting business. That said, it really sucks that this happened.
So basically only if they're already in the line of sight of that thing, as well as in the field of view which is smaller than what your eyes normally see. Just get a TrackR or something, and then you don't have to do all that searching. And it's probably cheaper than a HoloLens.
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So MS wants no more Linux clients for administration, so Linux becomes solely a server/CLI environment, and to allow Linux tools to easily leverage Windows components and possibly come to depend on them?
Sure shortsightedly it is more options to help people get work done, but I'm talking about long term here.
That would be an extra $130/mo I don't have to pay now just to be able to chat or whatever with the Switch? Horrible value proposition! I really don't need my kid turning into a texting zombie either...
How many kids who use this will have a cell phone? Personally I don't have one (and my kids obviously don't either) so I have no idea how we are going to use this. I have a tablet but no carrier, no sim card (no sim slot!).
...reveals are the end of hype, end of sky high expectations, end of speculation in the news cycle. Reveals always precipitate a stock drop.
More like "Why you shouldn't trust the FBI"
I don't get why the driver suite has its own built in update mechanism if Windows Update can do it... but if Windows Update can do it then I don't get why it doesn't update the entire suite too (or all of the other software installed). It sounds like a very disjointed experince that is not well thought out... and if MS plans to take user agency out of the equation then naturally things will get messed up. They really should be more aware of the actual user experience and plan their software and services accordingly.
Optimizing drivers for games? That sounds completely backwards. Drivers should be optimized for the hardware, and DirectX should handle any optimizations that need to be passed on to the driver. Is DirectX not doing its job? And all the game should have to worry about is talking to DirectX. It seems pretty straightforward. Why in the world should drivers have to worry about what one specific user application is doing?
Were they untested or something? Years of automatically accepting updates on Linux (kernel and otherwise) across varying hardware and it's been extremely rare that I've experienced any issues at all...
Is all the software/drivers on Windows considered bleeding edge? Is the hardware not abstracted such that it would cause a complete meltdown with no user interaction possible? Are recovery options insanely complex for the user?
That's right, thank you!
QLED for me. More power efficient, longer lasting color vibrance (won't yellow or fade), cheaper.
Shouldn't this have always been the case? MS makes software and sells services, their focus isn't really on devices, they let third parties do that
It just looks like people are moving to tablets and phones over laptops and desktops in general. In addition, speed bumps for CPUs and GPUs aren't really noticable to non-gamers, I've been able to stick with the same machines for a long time now. On my MacBook Pro I'm running Linux so I wasn't affected by Apple cutting off OS support. It's still as speedy as ever.
Do they have any legitimate aspirations or are they still planning to fake it 'til they make it?
The UI is going to stay the same by design, and that's a promise the devs keep living up to.
"2. Cmd is one of the most frequently run executables on Windows with a similar number of daily launches as File Explorer, Edge and Internet Explorer!"
Hrm, yet using the command line is an argument against using Linux... which is even more curious considering as an end user there is no real reason to use the command line on Linux these days. Only reason I ever do now on desktops/laptops is initial setup where it's just quicker for me to run a script that apt-gets everything I want vs clicking on it in Synaptic.
Considering how many PCs out there are actually capable of running the game, that doesn't sound like a lot.
I got an Xbone as a gift and 3 games, Master Chief collection, Halo 5, and Forza 3. MCC has me downloading a 62GB patch, Halo 5 has a 50GB patch, and Forza 3 had a 2GB patch. The other day I went back to try and play Forza 3 but it's trying to download yet another 2GB patch and refuses to launch until I update it which means I couldn't play when I wanted, with kids I don't get much choice of when I can play. So far, (like Windows machines) I spend more time waiting for patches to download and install than I do acually using the system. I don't understand why patches are so huge on Xbox, can't they just use diffs or something?
If it doesn't have 0 latency on displaying the image I can't really use it the way I want... Game Mode on my Samsung TV still has around 24ms latency
You mean up until now I could have had my own money making machine? Oh well, missed that boat...
...or does their discretion not enter into this at all? Either people are responsible for their actions or they're not. Apple isn't in the babysitting business. That said, it really sucks that this happened.
So basically only if they're already in the line of sight of that thing, as well as in the field of view which is smaller than what your eyes normally see. Just get a TrackR or something, and then you don't have to do all that searching. And it's probably cheaper than a HoloLens.
My wife has 3 alarm apps on her LG phone to make sure she wakes up because invariably they will not work all of the time. Ridiculous.
Just go back to paper ballots. Problem solved forever.
I'm making old spelling mistakes due to relying on autocorrect. Turned it off so I can rely on myself more, it's worth it for me to use my brain.
Does it provide a "pure" environment for just the game? That would be something.