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Windows 11’s push for mandatory Microsoft accounts is hitting a nerve with users who say the change complicates setup, privacy, and basic PC ownership (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] kazerniel@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Thanks, I'll check out Where Winds Meet! :)

(Edit: according to their Steam page they use genAI dialogue and art, so that's a pass :/ )

Dunno about current adobes, but don’t they also run fine via wine? Have only one single tool so far that makes a bit trouble (mediamonkey).

From the reports I see on WineHQ, they are all various levels of broken, though the last versions tested were from 2024.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly I recently only used some portable warezed one. CC6 or 2024 or whatever they call their shit now. I lost interest when they switched to that cloud-nonsense. Which is sad because I was there when they introduced Photoshop and i loved it. Newer than 2024 will probably just be worse. I'd bet they put a lot of effort in their DRM which naturally breaks things

[–] kazerniel@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'm using the cracked versions released by m0nkrus, and they have worked reliably over the years.

Predictably Adobe's apps are now full of genAI crap, but sadly(?) they still release useful new features as well, so I keep them up to date.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 hours ago

Oh so I might give it a shot. Would never buy their stuff though. Then again, I should rather use gimp.