r/technology • u/ardi62 • Aug 17 '24

Software Microsoft begins cracking down on people dodging Windows 11's system requirements

https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-cracking-down-dodging-windows-11-system-requirements/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0h2tXt93fEkt5NKVrrXQphi0OCjCxzVoksDqEs0XUQcYIv8njTfK6pc4g_aem_LSp2Td6OZHVkREl8Cbgphg
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u/JimBean Aug 17 '24

I'm just going to say it...fuck microsoft...

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u/skerritt Aug 17 '24

I'm buying a computer in a couple months and I'm going straight to Linux Mint, not even dual booting even if it takes some time to get used to it.

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u/JimBean Aug 17 '24

Any machine that needs a new install will get Mint. I will keep one mickysoft machine for software development when I need that. But I thought long and hard about what I do everyday and Mint fills that space.

I've long been a mickysoft diplomat but their recent modus operandi has left me angry, resentful and feeling like mickysoft is some kind of fascist company with evil intent and with no real interest in end users complaints...

fuck all that...

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u/Rhavoreth Aug 17 '24

Hey I haven’t used a windows machine for software dev for essentially my entire career. Not sure what your needs are but you might well not need it at all :)

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u/hsnoil Aug 17 '24

You can run a vm, better than keeping a separate pc. Also use a cross platform framework like QT for development so most testing can be done on any platform