http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/16/10780876/microsoft-windows-support-policy-new-processors-skylake
Have you upgraded yet /v/?
>>324452972
What, you want me to believe Linux distros devs are now on suicide watch or something? You know, I'm convinced that Unity, Unreal Engine, etc will drop their cross platform support for this shit as well.
>>324453086
Could you not?
>>324453086
because they dont do anything to make video games better?
>>324452972
Stop lying /g/, 90% of the shit you talked about w10 was 100% lies and linkux shilling.
>>324452972
>that one kid that hasnt upgraded to #basedWindows10
get with the times grampa, the NSA isn't spying on you...
I love windows 10 and use it on all five of home devices.
>>324452972
Could the Windows monopoly kill PC gaming? I know it's possible but is it likely to happen? More than anything I want a different OS to play games on that Devs will actually develop for.
>>324453487
this is true though...
its not all because of microsoft though.
intel doesn't want to make drivers for "old" operating systems, so microsoft cant certify something that isnt there... thus no support.
>>324453086
Yeah, go out and buy one right now, anon. Slap it in that rig of yours and tell us about the experience.
>>324453136
>Loonix
Nothing of value was lost.
>>324452972
Not going to upgrade still the end microshill and if by that time I'll need W10, I'll make sure to use an offline pirated version.
>>324453487
The security policies are not lies
>>324452972
Isn't this just talking about enterprise support? who cares if you can't play Far Cry 6 at work?
>>324453609
You make it sound as if there's anything more to PC gaming other than selling CPUs, GPUs, and ancient console ports.
Plus MS/Windows has controlled the PC gaming market for quite some time. Once the Xbox came out, they dropped it like a hot potato.
>>324453136
Windows users are just acting like they're the only thing that exists as usual. This is just the fact that Windows 7 is a legacy platform past its mainstream support date catching up to the Windows-only crowd. All new hardware will still be supported on Linux.
The recommended way to run Windows now is as the guest in a virtual machine hosted on Linux now anyway. Its the only solution that allows you to guarantee that there is no data leakage.
>>324453794
>offline pirated version.
it'll just be part of some hackers botnet instead of the NSA's
though the hacker group is probably more trustworthy
>>324453487
>/g/
>>324453086
Its because of guys like you that MS can pull shit like this
>>324454025
I bet the parallel version of me is so mad at you, anon.
>>324454002
At least they dont arrest you.
>>324452972
guess im switching back to amd
![02465307ba[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/7GwQK0m.png "02465307ba[1].png")
was looking to upgrade to skylake, new a new case to go with this, anything I should change?
>>324453609
Kill? No, Linux is now turning into a nice gaming platform. They could however rob us of years of progress in the PC gaming space. Microsoft is a console company first when it comes to gaming. Never forget that.
As it is now if you want to keep using a desktop version of Windows you're stuck not just with outdated APIs but also with obsolete hardware. Long term that means that we're heading into a rough transition period where learning to use compatibility layers or virtual machines will be essentially required for PC gaming.
The upside to all this? Linux is a niche platform and Microsoft's attempts to kill PC gaming will bring it out of the mainstream and we'll return to a golden age of only enthusiasts playing PC games.
>>324454392
>Linux
>gaming
>>324452972
>Microsoft forcing people to upgrade to a botnet OS
Nope. Not upgrading to that botnet mess of an OS which is Windows 10. I'm sticking with 7 until they remove the botnet bullshit from 10.
I upgraded from 7 to 10 just recently. The features, UI and speed is well worth the jump. I used a tool to turn off all of the invasive shit. Anyways, I can't go back to old ass OS after this. It's just way too good.
>>324454392
>Linux is turning into a nice gaming platform.
The stink of /g/ is all over this post.
>>324454681
Nice try m$
>>324454595
>Linux for gaming
>AMD with drivers
We're heading into a brave new world.
>forcing you to use terrible shit in the name of progress
I think this might fail.
Actually, why is there no serious commercial competition to windows? Someone who isn't a faggot would only need to design a basically similar operating system and not pull gay shit like this all the time and they could clean up.
>>324454667
Or until they remove support from 7. Then you are forced to upgrade
>>324455407
>Or until they remove support from 7
NEVER!!! MS can take W7 from my corpse.
All this means is Microsoft won't officially support those CPUs. It doesn't mean the CPU companies themselves can't provide support or that other OSes are locked out of using those CPUs. If that were the case Microsoft would get shit on by antitrust lawsuits again.
>>324455407
Nobody is forced to upgrade just because Microsoft doesn't officially support an OS, it just means they won't put out official bug fixes for it anymore.
>>324452972
So let's get this straight.
This is news published today on only one website, and products have been sold for 6 months. Is that to imply that nothing was sold and everything was returned within the first months or that there are more negative consumer reviews than positive for such products?
Nobody ever mentions that Intel actually does their own CPU driver updates, and not Microsoft? The fact if a product that relied on microsoft operation systems would just make Intel and Microsoft loose instant billions.
This is why I don't read blogs son.
>>324452972
im still on 7, yet my comp keeps reminding me to upgrade to 10 because 110 million others have, why haven't i yet?
>>324454283
>>>/g/52498526
Apparently AMD is doing the same thing
I fucking called this, though. I fucking knew that if MS didn't get the upgrade numbers they wanted through the ads and shit, they'd just shrug, say 'Fuck it' and force us to.
I'm still on a 3570K Ivy Bridge and it's running fine.
Literally the only thing stopping me from going full Linux is the game support. If it had that, I'd be over in a fucking heartbeat.
>>324455591
Four short years remain.
>>324455407
No, you just stop getting security updates, the software keeps working.
>>324455664
You tell us, why haven't you yet?
>>324454375
>$490 for an i5
Yeah, get a Broadwell instead. That price is bullshit.
>>324455793
Already am.
Who here is even going to buy Skylake early, if at all?
If you buy a chip right now, are you going to install Windows XP?
Most Skylake early adopters are already running Windows 10.1 - everyone else will be asking if they "should buy Skylake now or wait for the new ones coming out" years from now. At that point, they will all be using Windows 10 too.
>>324455685
Its not AMD doing it. Microsoft has decided that since 7 is in its security fixes only phase of support that means no new CPU hardware features. This shouldn't really be surprising though, Windows 7 has CPU performance bugs with AMD's bulldozer hardware that have never been properly addressed, there was no way they were going to add support for Zen.
CPUs are more fundamental to the system. AMD can't fix this on their own without Microsoft's cooperation, but their only interest is making people buy Surface tablets.
I like this virtual machine thing that one anon was speaking of. Microsoft finally pushed me over the edge this year. I don't want to use it anymore. And since the gaming industry sorta sucks right now. I don't think I'll be giving much up. (if it turns out that I have a limited selection). Has anyone else here recently switched?
>>324455924
>>324455793
Is that a problem with Edge or your GPU driver?
>>324452972
For those of you who are gonna upgrade dont get the new apps and features stay with the default shit you got when asked, I rushed through the installation last year and it fucked me up, I've unistalled them tho
I'll upgrade when the Gears PC remaster finally comes out.
>>324455793
wow...........................................................................................
>>324455924
>iObit uninstaller
Enjoy your malware.
>>324456129
>upgrading to Windows 10 for old console scraps
>literally c'ucking yourself when MS will c'uck you again and keep all the other Gears Xbox exclusive
good goy
>upgrade to win10
>all my old pc ports now unplayable
fuck win10
>>324455407
Like how XP stopped working completely because microsoft removed support for that. Nobody anywhere at all uses XP ever, this is fact.
>>324453957
>The recommended way to run Windows now is as the guest in a virtual machine hosted on Linux now anyway. Its the only solution that allows you to guarantee that there is no data leakage.
That sounds unbelievable awful to live with and impossible to do anything substantial with.
>>324452972
>install windows 10
>turn off monitoring
>get dx12
i dont see the problem here?
>>324454681
I too recently switched to Windows 10. The fast and familiar interface coupled with that boost in performance meant I just couldn't say no! It's even designed to work with the hardware and software I already own. Recent, brilliant innovations like Cortana and Microsoft Edge complete this amazing package.
The most astonishing part is it was all FREE! I couldn't believe it!
I take each step into the future confident that Microsoft has my back. I can't wait to see all the great things I can do With Windows 10!
>>324456706
My first thought as well, but it's been 10 years since I last used a virtual machine.
>>324455664
You can uninstall optional update KB3035583 to get rid of that.
Personally, I love the fact that we have a direct line to MS servers we can shitpost in. Someone is bound to read this shit.
>>324456706
Have you used virtualization software recently? Unless you have a shitty Intel system that doesn't support the features required there's basically 0 performance penalties. Only limitation is you have to pass through your graphics card but you can run multiple guest OSes in that virtual machine so basically you have your gaming stuff isolated and you don't have to reboot.
How bad is 8.1?
I got it with this new PC, it was a gift so I didn't choose anything on it.
>>324456275
Jokes on you, i'm doing it for Halo Wars 2 as well.Gears holds some of the fondest memories of my adolescence. I know it won't be the same as it was back then, but I have to try.
I don't think bunch of dirty indians working for Microsoft service department will really care.
>>324457217
Might as well switch to 10, senpai.
Why would anyone ever want something past win 7?
>>324457114
>there's basically 0 performance penalties
I'll believe this when I see it.
>>324457305
To play Xbox One games on my laptop while my gf is using the TV
I also mostly updated out of curiosity.
>>324457270
So they're both botnet or whatever
I find it hard to believe they're as bad as each other
>>324456727
How 2 turn off monitoring?
>>324452972
nope. ill switch to AMD from now on
>>324453957
Well, you're half right, but you should be running Linux in the virtual machine and using PuTTY to get in, not the other way around. This way you get the versatility of the Linux platform together with the stability and advanced power management features of a professional OS like Windows 10. Alternatively, you could buy a MBP. :^)
>>324457217
Its better than 7 for sure, but when it comes to Windows 10 you cant really compare them because you have 50/50 chance of getting a working OS when you install Windows 10.
>>324457114
Sold me on it, thanks for the knowledge anon.
>>324454375
>$489 for an i5-6600
Where do you live?
>>324457529
This is on Microsoft's side, not the hardware manufacturer's, you know that right?
>>324457460
If you're worried about the tracking, you can turn it off with a simple program. 8.1 is garbage compared to 10.
>>324457114
Is it worth running a Linux distro - I'm thinking the latest version of Mint - and run a virtual Windows 7 to play my games?
Only hassle is I'm pretty sure neither my laptop CPU or my old 3570K is great for virtualisation. Thoughts?
>>324457559
Allowing Windows direct hardware access means that you have no control over what it does with that hardware. You really don't want Windows 10 having access to the outside world without oversight.
>>324457114
>there's basically 0 performance penalties.
That's almost impossible considering you're emulating an entire system on top of another system.
>Only limitation is you have to pass through your graphics card but you can run multiple guest OSes in that virtual machine so basically you have your gaming stuff isolated and you don't have to reboot.
Yeah that doesn't sound fiddly, dodgy or annoying at all
>>324457796
What program?
>>324455861
>>324457718
it's for the bundle with the ram and mobo
>People willing use Windows 10
For what purpose
>>324452972
>>324455664
110 million flies love to eat shit! they can't all be wrong!!
>>324457984
Spybot Anti-Beacon.
>>324457826
You'll probably need a new system. I'm planning to build a Zen/Fury system later this year, though by that point we may have an equivalent to Gallium Nine for DX11 software and/or a lot more native Linux games which might make running a virtual environment overkill.
For Windows users who don't know, Gallium Nine is a thing for running old DX9 software better on Linux than on modern Windows.
>>324457472
right there in the settings. go to settings > privacy and disable what you want. Also check the general tab for the rest of them.
>>324457984
/g/ recommends ShutUp10 and/or Spybot Anti-Beacon.
>>324457734
>For current PC owners, the detail to note is that Intel's current, sixth generation processors, known as Skylake, are the first that won't support either of the older versions of Windows. (Intel and Microsoft say that the platform and Windows 10 were designed for each other.) Microsoft is phasing in the policy now.
then what does this mean then?
>>324454392
>The upside to all this?
>Microsoft's attempts to kill PC gaming will bring it out of the mainstream and we'll
>return to a golden age of only enthusiasts playing PC games
As if some of you faggots aren't cancerous to hell and back already.
>CPUs will now have OS DRM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA NO ONE IS MENTIONING THIS, THEY ARE SIDE TRACKED ABOUT WINDOWS 10 BEING BAD MEME.
CPUS NOW REQUIRE AND WILL ONLY ACCEPT CERTAIN OPERATING SYSTEM, THIS IS THE ENDDDDD MY ONLY FRIEND THE ENDDDDD
>>324455792
i just haven't
plus my hardware is like 6 years ago
im no joke running a GTX 460 SE still
i just haven't bothered to upgrade my shit yet
>>324458174
/g/ also recommends you not use Windows10
>>324455793
>recording has started
Why would they make this visible in the recording itself?
>>324458219
No you dipshit. All it means is future CPU will only support Windows 10 if you are planning to install a Windows OS.
>>324458219
Can you name one current GPUs that are supported on DOS?
Nah not just yet I'm going to stretch out my Windows 7 until right close to the "free" expires at least then maybe 10 will be a full OS.. or at least patched a bit.
How's gaming performance on a VM in Linux if your CPU supports PCI passthrough?
>>324458242
Only the shitposters who can't into technology, anon.
>>324458174
>>324458126
>>324458134
My deepest thanks, fellow anons.
>>324458058
>2045
>windows 10 has 99% market share, gets updated over and over again instead of making windows 11
>windows7 users are living in the underground sewers, needing to use relays and hacks to mask their operating system as a windows10 machine on the internet or else the government tracks them down
>there's an entire hidden city somewhere under the ground like in matrix where windows7 users gather to work out new fixes making new programs run under win7 with 20 year old hardware
>>324457954
> emulating an entire system
No you're not. You're virtualizing it, not emulating. You aren't having to emulate an x86 cpu, you're already running it on one, and with GPU passthrough you have full speed graphics card access.
Its a lot less annoying than having an OS that you have no ability to upgrade the hardware on.
>>324458308
You can disable it in ShadowPlay.
>>324452972
Will my Satellite LX835-D3304 need it?
>>324458493
>No you're not. You're virtualizing it, not emulating.
Time for me to do some research then.
>>324458465
Only shills recommend windows 10.
>>324458058
well shit....
>>324458476
Problem is you can't "really" turn it off, those options are just placebo
>>324458441
All of them. FreeDOS as far as I'm aware uses VESA mode. Though for DOS gaming you'll do better with a Linux supported graphics card like the R9 390 running DOSbox.
>>324458219
NOW THIS IS SHITPOSTING
>Haven't done serious gaming on PC since Battlefield 2142 was relevant.
>Friends offline and the internet make me feel awful gaming in 2014 on consoles.
>Get 60fps@1080p meme spit at me constantly.
>Get the "hahah no mods" meme spit at me constantly.
>PClard friends hound me for months to upgrade my old rig and stop playing console games like a pleb.
>Cave to the internet and friends, buy a good PC for 2015.
>Windows 10 for DX12 and performance boosts.
>PC gaming is nothing but console ports, greenlight, and indies.
>Friends only want to play CS:GO and DOTA 2 shit.
>Slightly upset owner of a $1600 indie game machine.
>People saying 2015 was this console cycle's best year for gaming since they came out.
>mfw I can't go back to being happily ignorant on consoles because I got addicted to memes visuals and resolutions on buggy ports.
PC discussion threads kind of depress me.
Think I can get this for free in, say, a parallel universe?
>>324458792
>>324452972
Wow, Microsoft is really going all out to force W10 on people.
>>324457796
>Spybot Anti-Beacon.
Downloaded
Why is 8.1 bad?
I know nothing of /g/
Why is 7 a superior OS
>>324458792
>settings not turned off in group policy
Anon, W10 is being used in corporate shit where shit like this doesn't fly. This is an old gif. Use the aforementioned software listed above then make a new gif.
>>324458493
What virtualization software do you use?
>>324458973
i dont get it
>>324458792
Except you can, record the same thing after you use spybot anti-beacon and see what happens, stop posting trash from ages ago that were made by a /g/ lincuck user.
Also the retard that made that probably didn't opt-out of everything when installing the OS, he went with express settings.
>inb4 le shill
>>324459008
Go look at >>324458973
It doesn't matter where you "turn them off." They aren't really off. Welcome to closed source software.
i'm gonna upgrade to skylake and a second 980 ti in the summer sometime probably. if kaby lake is out by then i might do that too. my 3770k is still more than fine right now.
>>324452972
Fuck no. Never.
I am going to pray for a miracle and hope that SteamOS shapes up a lot fucking better than it is and people take to it.
I don't play on PC much anymore. I prefer handhelds or WiiU with friends.
>>324459182
>what is a handshake
The problem with all of this is that it showed how incompetent /g/ really is.
>>324459109
If you dont get it. Use windows 10. It is perfect for idiots like you.
>>324459272
>Wii-U with friends.
>>324459313
>No handshakes
>Still handshakes
WOW
>>324459241
you may as well just get an unlocked skylake by then anyways, it'll be cheaper than a kaby lake for sure
>>324459075
I typically use Gnome Boxes, but I'm not using it for gaming right now. I believe its simply a frontend for Qemu.
>>324459272
you mean linux, dumbass?
>>324458441
have you ever used recovery or ghost?
>>324452972
No, and I don't ever plan to. Fuck off, Microshill.
You better not need Windows 10 to use Steam VR.
>>324459313
It happened as soon as he typed in the search box. That's no handshake
>>324456979
epic xD
>>324459493
SteamOS is a GNU/Linux distribution, if he prefers a console style experience SteamOS is likely a good option for him.
>>324459460
yeah realistically there won't be any major noticeable upgrades until 10nm comes out whenever it does. i probably will just end up getting a 6700k when i upgrade to be fair
It's like that one part of Deus Ex HR where they try to get everyone to upgrade their augs but it's a trap.
>there are people who STILL havent upgraded yet
LOL
>>324459504
>He thinks that's DOS
Lol wut.
DOS hasn't been included in Windows since WinME or so
>>324459471
And what's your favorite Linux distro?
>>324459493
No
Linux is a system kernel.
SteamOS is Operating System Distribution comprised mainly of GNU software.
>>324459721
i thought it was more akin to the ending of fallout 4 where the villain is your son and you either have to kill him or nuke boston
>>324456014
>taskbar on top
same.
anybody know how to set windows 10 theme to classic like this???
>>324459602
You will.
>>324455793
What am I looking at?
The latency in this webm looks like my own fucked up attempts at writing DirectX programs and not having draw calls in all the right places.
>tfw i don't do anything illegal so i don't care about microsoft knowing what i jerk off to or what vidya i play
>>324459846
No one really says why he wants to though. Why? Does he have a good reason?
>>324452972
Yes, and then went back to 8.1 because 10 is bugged, unoptimized piece of shit.
>>324460012
good goy
>>324459602
>>324459815
Excuse me, but what is commonly referred to as "SteamOS" is actually Linux plus SteamOS or as I like to call it, LinuxSteamOS.
>>324452972
Of course not i pirate all my games desu
>>324452972
Guaranteed EU anti-trust lawsuit.
>>324460027
>unoptimized
This word is how you tell a PC gamer has no idea what he's talking about.
>>324452972
How can Microsoft force this? All of their corporate customers have volume licenses with downgrade rights. Intel and AMD can still release drivers for Windows 7 if they wanted to. The only thing I can think of is driver signing.
Microsoft has seriously shaken up how driver signing works starting with Windows 10. The only way to sign any new driver in a way that Windows 10 will accept is to upload it to Microsoft over the web and have them cross-sign it along with your original signature. It used to be that as long as you had a certificate which came from a root CA that was cross-signed by Microsoft then you could sign it yourself and Windows would accept it as valid.
Now Windows 10 checks the time stamp on the driver and if the time stamp is earlier than July 29th, 20015 (the date Windows 10 was released) then Windows 10 will accept the old cross-signed root CA. If its after that date then only drivers that are directly signed my Microsoft are accepted as valid by the OS.
So how does this affect Windows 7? Windows 7 will accept certificates with either SHA1 or SHA2 (aka SHA256) for USER MODE signature check (aka .exe and .dll files.) For kernel mode drivers, Windows 7 will only accept SHA1 certificates. So all it takes is for Microsoft to stop providing SHA1 hashes via their driver signing website and then you instantly lock out any new kernel mode binary from being able to load on both Windows 7 and Windows 10. That doesn't prevent someone that still has an old SHA1 code signing certificate from using it to sign Windows 7 only drivers. But most of those certificates are expiring in the next year or two, if they haven't expired already. Intel/AMD/etc could probably release drivers for maybe 1 more silicon generation before their old certificates expire and they lose the ability to release Windows 7 drivers without submitting them to Microsoft for approval.
Basically Microsoft is using code signing to create planned obsolescence for Windows 7.
>>324460116
Why is EU so based when it comes to consumer's right, but shits its pant at everything else?
>>324459809
Anymore I just use Ubuntu Gnome because it has the interface that I like and the most compatibility with games. Plus with the Padoka PPA its fairly trivial to get an AMD driver that actually works.
>>324460012
Wait til Trump bans pictures of Tony Kornheiser, then you'll be in trouble.
>>324460116
I fucking hope so
>>324460073
>ayy lmao
Seems legit.
>>324460020
idk maybe its because hes your son or something
>>324460251
Could MS use this to essentially make Windows a walled garden for drivers where no one can make any drivers without MS' permission? Or is this already basically what Win10 is like?
>>324460093
You have no idea what you are talking about.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU/Linux_naming_controversy
>>324460324
they can take my internet, they can censor my media, they can control my news, but they will never, NEVER take away my memes
>>324460529
It's a parody of that, anon
>yfw microsoft was just pranking us
>>324460251
good thing there aren't any new video games worth playing
but
>rest of world will just take it in the ass as usual
>won't be able to open files in new versions of office, so goodbye to being able to view school assignments
>>324460632
Kids just do their school shit on Android now.
How do they type on that shit? Fuck if I know
>implying
>>324460251
>>324459787
good goy
>>324460632
DUDE SEX MD
>>324460554
>tfw your memes are popular on facebook, twitter and reddit. They get diluted and spit back here.
They did something entirely far worse to your memes.They told normies about them.
>>324460308
>>324459471
thanks bro anon
>>324460894
what
>>324460624
ITS JUST A PRANK BRO
>>324460713
More likely they're using a Chromebook which doesn't run Android/Linux but rather a locked down derivative of the Gentoo GNU/Linux distribution.
>>324460765
>If today's surveillance level had existed in the 1950s and 60s, homosexuality would still be illegal and homosexual people would be criminals by birth.
Is this supposed to be an argument against surveillance?
>>324461042
>Not knowing DUDE SEX
>>324461095
Why would they buy that over say a Windows laptop where you aren't really locked down?
>>324452972
It's not a problem really. They're not going to push this stuff forward until we start seeing consoles adapt this technology. They've kinda screwed the pooch throwing them up too early. So I get the feeling even middleground hardware will be able to handle most of the stuff coming out for at least another three years. At least processor-wise.
At that point Windows 10 should be in a usable state and upgrading will come with the territory.
>PC is better than consoles they said
>PC has more freedom they said
>>324452972
>the verge
>Microsoft is totally gonna intentionally cockblock the 90% of users who are not on W10
>It's a plausible scenario guys
Fuck off /g/
>>324461258
It's way cheaper and they don't need to do anything but browse the internet/write papers/fill in spreadsheets.
>>324461142
>HURR FUCK THE FAGGOTS AM I RIGHT?
Every time.
>>324452972
>Have you upgraded yet /v/?
Yes
who cares when my 4690k will last me until the end of time?
>>324457529
We still don't know shit about Zen aside from the fact it's not Bulldozer based, so it could very well end up being the same as Skylake/Cabylake regarding Win7/8 support not being a priority.
>>324461326
>At that point Windows 10 should be in a usable state and upgrading will come with the territory.
And so will spyware
I upgraded to windows 10. I'm not smart enough to use linux and get my games to run on it and so far I haven't had any problems with windows 10 anyway.
>>324454392
> golden age
As if. More like the end times. Without thr normie crowd, PC gaming will fall back to the obscurity of 2005. It will be only shitty MMO's and MOBAs.
I don't like the Steam monopoly, but we need Gaben to step in and block Microsoft's fuckery. SteamOS has to succeed, it will be the gateway to Linux. I swear if Vulkan fails PC gaming's dead .
>>324461430
Why are they so boring? Don't they want to use weird progs and play vidyaja games and shit?
>>324461602
Anon, that shit doesn't last forever.
>>324461404
that's it, nuke the planet
>>324461640
If you mean the telemetry stuff, go read the Windows 10 general on /g/, they detail how to block all that shit and offer a download to the Enterprise edition so you don't have automatic updates you can't disable.
Please tell me this shit is Intel only, I wouldn't put it past those Jews.
>>324461404
>three steps back for humankind
Ironically, they got this absolutely right, just not in the way they intended.
>>324461770
>offer a download to the Enterprise edition
Uh you realize you can't afford that shit right?
>>324461798
No. AMD is in on board as well.
>>324461602
when 10nm finally comes out it's probably gonna be gains like we haven't seen generationally in years
>MS will do anything to push Win10
>literally even installing DRM on CPUs
>EXCEPT for bringing over their heavy hitter Xbox games to PC, and not just ancient ass console ports
I don't fucking understand Microsoft. It's not like the Xbone is actually successful.
>One good but outdated OS
>One fuckfest and failure of an OS
>One new and up-to-date OS
>Have to update/support old OS-es because people still use them even tho they made a new one
I mean, if I was the b0ss of Microsoft I'd do the same, throw everything away and focus on one project.
>>324461713
You won't until MS starts deleting all your pirated shit remotely based on hashes, but by then it'll be too late.
>>324461404
I literally thought this was satire until I looked up the article and read it. Even still it sounds like the author was forced to write it, and he decided to give it that ridiculous title to point out how retarded the story is.
>>324461849
Why the fuck do you think I mean purchasing it?
i dont see a problem windows 10 is actually quite good in terms of speed and features
>muh privacy
i am no pedo
>>324461923
>b0ss
>>>/out/
>>324461952
Well they haven't started since I upgraded last year. Plus I have backup drives so it doesn't matter.
>>324461989
Because /g/ wouldn't be allowed to tell you how to pirate it
>>324461724
>Without thr normie crowd, PC gaming will fall back to the obscurity of 2005.
You realize ~1995 to ~2005 was amazing for pc gaming, right?
>>324462018
:^(
>>324462016
Don't worry. The thought police will create a crime to suit you in the future anon. Don't turn away from the telescreen, I mean PC monitor.
>>324461871
Fuck.
AMD fucking blew it.
>>324462080
Enjoy panicking when they do it to try to find some way to escape their grasp and access your backup drives without Windows auto-deleting it all
>>324462097
Read the fucking thread. Follow the links. The end.
>>324462016
But /a/ needs their loli, anon
Microsoft is a weird company.
>>324462230
There actually is no Windows 10 general on /g/ right now.
>>324462187
You realize neither AMD or Intel are pulling this shit, right? Microsoft is refusing to write the software to support the features present in their newest CPUs in older, still supported versions of windows.
>>324452972
>upgrade
Why bother if I don't use it for games
>>324462298
Mods cleared out the shills today.
>>324462298
Use the archives. That's what they exist for.
I have absolutely no reason to upgrade to W10, I don't need any of what it offers and I am in no way dissatisfied with W8 at all. It's what I'm used to and I just don't see a need to do anything about it. Why should I? Is there any real solid reason why I should?
>>324461914
>It's not like the Xbone is actually successful.
Do you think kids nowadays are going over to each others houses and playing hoop on a fucking stick? No, they play Xbox. It's about as common as a DVD player by now, hell it IS some people's DVD player.
Big barbarian bubble butt is unrelated
>>324462196
Microsoft can't even get their xbox live shit to work properly, I don't see them being wizards at deleting my shit.
>>324462289
They just cater to normies. Normies want to "keep up" with their Xbone community on Windows. No one else gives a fuck. You need to look at their decisions through a normie's eyes and they make more sense
>>324462505
DX12. That is about it. But the problem is being forced to use Windows 10 in the future in future builds.
>>324455218
We have. It's called OSX, and it's overpriced shit.
And the linux scene can't get over it's autism and necessity to make everything nitty gritty. You literally cannot escape the command line.
Windows outreaches it's hand to everyone. The competition does none of that. Also Windows has the most program compability and drivers. You literally cannot migrate your desktop experience without relying on shit like Wine. Every tutorial out there is geared for Windows. Every forum, every tip, every program for doing some stupid shit, Windows.
How can you compete in a market where all information is geared towards your competitor?
>>324462517
It takes no effort at all to push an update that IDs hashes of a ton of pirated content and then slams on the delete cmd for all of it. I'm surprised they haven't done it yet.
>>324462669
>I'm surprised they haven't done it yet.
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-11/24/windows-10-update-removing-software
>>324462669
>I'm surprised they haven't done it yet.
Either it's not as easy as it sounds, or microsoft are simply that incompetent.
What do I need to setup a VM with GPU passthrough?
>>324462505
>No, they play PS4.
ftfy
Xbone sells like shit.
>>324462289
Who the hell asked for that?
How long until MS starts sending out updates for 7 and 8 that just start installing 10 without your input?
I give them 3 months.
this can't be true, if so this is the beginning of the end
microsoft practically owns computers if that's true, isn't there some kind of law against this shit
>>324462768
They have removed software before.>>324462764 Just wait till Trump/Hillary passes some law that outlaws all illegal software that MS has to comply with and they wipe everything from your drives. Good luck. We 1984 now.
>>324462649
>Windows outreaches it's hand to everyone.
>>324456014would you mind posting the wallpaper anon?
I have upgraded actually. Don't get me wrong though, i upgraded because i had win8 so i figured that no upgrade could be worse and so i did it. I cant say im having any problem with win10 and for me it works like a charm.
Hey, I hope every one of you who upgraded to Windows 10 realizes that your copy is tied to your motherboard, so you'll have to buy a new license if you ever upgrade your computer.
>>324458441
95% of DOS games aren't even hardware-accelerated, any GPU that supports VESA will do fine. The real trouble is finding a modern mobo that has an ISA slot or that can properly handle IRQs and shit necessary for DOS games.
>>324462649
>Windows outreaches it's hand to everyone. The competition does none of that
Exactly my point when I said basically similar.
Something with a straightforward GUI, folders to store crap, internet browsers to while away hours on facebook and the ability to play video games on it. Hell, throw in video and music production and that's basically 99% of what people use computers for. How hard could it possibly be?
You can't say there is competition that does these things and then point out reasons neither of them are viable at all.
>>324462991
>mfw its fucking true
>>324460003
It's a problem with WPF, which is something that Windows 10 uses entirely. It's a UI system that is written in XML, basically. Microsoft has been forcing it as a standard for years, by making sure C++ or anything else using MFS is incompatible with Windows 8/10. That way they forced C# to be the future industry standard, because it's the only viable programming languange you can now use for Windows. WPF is unfortunately pretty fucking bad and the webm displays this, basically what's happening is that the controls weren't made for resizing that much because it was majorly designed for tablets who don't need a responsive UI. So some controls just stay where they are while others are being dragged.
>>324462764
>In Microsoft's defence, the company has long made it clear that Windows 10 updates are mandatory for Home users, and that it would also remove software that it considered "dangerous".
HAHAHAHAHAAH OHOLY SHIT
Speccy and CPU-Z are fucking "DANGEROUS" software? Are you fucking kidding me MS?
>>324454994
>>324454942
>Microsoft is focusing on Xbox
>hurr durr, you guys are making Windows, why aren't you pushing it as main gaming platform
>/g/ points out that there is free alternative that can become great independent gaming platform with a bit of effort put into it and some publicity
>hurr durr, nogaems, enjoy your indieshit, I can't think for more than 5 minutes ahead therefore I see no practical benefits of Linux being popular gaming platform
It's like army of valvedrones only uses GabeN as meme, but when dude makes good suggestion about how gaming platform should work, he gets ignored completely.I know, it's mostly Valve's fault when it comes to shit hardware selection (awful price/performance ratio), but I expected /v/ to be at least somewhat enthusiastic about SteamOS
My computer is a mess and doesn't find updates anymore, so no.
>>324462330
I was about to reply that, most people didn't open the fucking article and read it. The title is of course clickbait and incorrect, but enough to get people riled up.
>>324462991
Fucking kek is this true?
>>324462818
The PS4 only has a 15 million unit lead and that gap has been slowly closing over the last 2 years by the end of this gen it will most likely be almost even.
The same thing happened last gen with the PS3/360. At the start of the gen The Wii and 360 completely destroyed the PS3 but by the end the PS3 actually out sold the 360 by 1 million units. Neither came close to the Wii but thats not really the point.
>>324462991
Is that not true for 7 and 8.1?
>>324463157
It is microsoft
>>324461724
>obscurity of 2005
>Dawn of War expansions
>FEAR
>Half-Life Episodes
>Supreme Commander
>early years of WoW when it was less of a skinnerbox
I accept it.
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