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Have to use Windows for work (I've asked), the ads have been getting worse and worse on my work laptop. Today got a game ad notification... That's clearly too far, right? Like I have to clear notifications, so I have to see it

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[–] zoostation@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] zacher_glachl@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

What else did you expect from Microsoft Linux? They've been taking notes from the best for some time now.

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

That’s the problem with corporate Linux.

[–] demilicious@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I’m this close to swapping my gaming rig to Linux for similar reasons.

[–] s20@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

What's stopping you? Just out of curiosity.

[–] 0ddysseus@infosec.pub 0 points 2 years ago

Do it! My ryzen/nvidia 2060 rig is running Mint and everything works great through steam or lutris (a runner/installer)

[–] EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Do it. Gaming was the only reason preventing me from switching to the Linux side, until Itried and found out that literally every one of my games work on Linux, sometimes even better than on windows.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 years ago

Do it. You won't look back.

The reason Linux gamers have a tendency to constantly talk about Linux gaming is because it is so, so much more ready and easier than most Windows folks even realize. It constantly feels like people sticking on Windows are just missing something.