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[–] lig@lemmings.world 16 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (3 children)

Who could've thought that the thing Linux was worst for (gaming) would finally conquer Windows...

Upd: why down votes? Am I wrong? My first Desktop Linux was Ubuntu 6.04 in 2006. Back then I could only dream of what we're witnessing nowadays.

[–] briggsyj@programming.dev 3 points 14 hours ago

I really thought it had dwindled for good after the failure of the original run of Steam Machines, feels great to be where we're at now

[–] sxan@midwest.social 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Good question. Maybe:

  1. Windows fanbois upset at the suggestion that Windows is starting to lose the game
  2. People in general objecting to the idea that single-digit install numbers is "conquering."
  3. Greybeards upset at a trivial misuse of compute power (games) is evidently more influential than truly worthy uses, like interpreting ctrl-alt-shift-n and running some Lisp to indent some text.
  4. You've made powerful enemies...

I'm just guessing. I have no idea; I upvoted your comment.

[–] lig@lemmings.world 3 points 17 hours ago
[–] bargo@mastodon.tn 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

@lig @Sunshine BTW this is true since many years, in fact this was among the reasons that made me switch from winlol

[–] lig@lemmings.world 2 points 20 hours ago

I've removed my Windows installation available via dual boot the moment Proton was able to run NFS:)