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Whoa! Windows 7's market share surged, tripling in users last month (www.pcworld.com)
submitted 2 days ago by spicehoarder@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world
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As the article notes, the increase seems to be driven mainly by users in Asia, where recycling and reusing older hardware is quite common. I wonder if third-party companies are offering extended security patches there, which could make affordable second-hand Windows 7 machines more appealing for people who just need them for browsing or light tasks. It would certainly make sense given recent fiascos and Microsoft’s current stance on AI, especially with generative AI being used to develop system-level code.

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[–] hornywarthogfart@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Switched to Linux a couple years ago and at this point it is rare that a game doesn't "just work" and even rarer when it still won't work after trying other versions of proton in the Steam compatibility settings for the game.

Depending on if there is a specific game you know doesn't work that is a deal breaker for you, it might be fine at this point to switch. Just throwing that out there. You may not need more compatibility than what is available.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah I think a lot of people don't understand how far it's come. Often even games that Steam lists as "unsupported" will work with some very light tinkering.

[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Using wine and Proton, I've been able to play old windows games that haven't worked on real windows for over two decades.

[–] tio_bira@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How moddings tool like MO2 and the mods from nexus are behaving on Linux ?

Also, PCVR, playing HALF LIFE ALYX, Arizona Sunshine, OpenMW VR are huge deal breakers for me

[–] hornywarthogfart@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I don't think I've actually played any of those so I can't speak to them but hopefully someone else can. There is a website you can check compatibility on although I don't know if it includes non-games and/or tools. Arizona Sunshine looks like it's fine: https://www.protondb.com/search?q=arizona+sunshine

If it's gold or higher it'll almost certainly play without issue. Silver will very likely play if you tweak the compatibility settings to change proton versions (go to game options in steam > compatibility > change the version. Bronze is hit or miss, you'll likely be able to get it to work but it might require more work. Borked is of course...borked.

Anyways, someone else can probably answer those games specifically but if not you can use the website to check.