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  1. This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Windows Kernel is probably the most advanced piece of software ever written, and it would be way easier to run linux on the windows kernel than run windows on the linux kernel. Not only that, Windows and Linux have entirely different driver models, so you would be stuck using Linux drivers...
    7 points
  2. I don't use many Google products anymore except YouTube and Search Everytime I try duckduckgo or bing I usually have to revert within 30 minutes because I can't find anything when Google always has what I seek in the top 5 with the same query
    6 points
  3. So their resolution to anti competitive behavior is to hold companies to ransom to get added to the selection screen.
    4 points
  4. Patch My PC Updater 4.2.0.0

    No, Patch My PC is not dangerous.
    3 points
  5. I'm sorry, what? The Windows kernel is one of the most advanced pieces of software ever written, based on much more modern ideas than Linux. Heck, for this to work Microsoft would have to write an entirely Windows-compatible layer over Linux and at that point, why not write an entire OS yourself again? Ho wait, that's what they are doing right now... with Windows.
    3 points
  6. Unless there is 100% compatibility power users, gamers and businesses will be against it. Windows is popular mostly for backwards compatibility.
    3 points
  7. "Windows revenue is still among the most profitable pieces of Microsoft" I'm very confused by this phrase. Usually lay person's confuse revenue to mean profit, in this instance the author somehow goes a step further and mix matching them into some new general accounting like revenue can be a function of profit. Microsoft doesn't not generally break down there individual product/services by profit. My guess the overhead (to maintain) on Windows is probably significant especially with carrying legacy around.
    3 points
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  9. It's still a pretty vague description... it should list the frame rate and the resolution for that frame rate (showing 4K Ultra badge doesn't necessarily mean it's doing 4K at 60+FPS)... you can get 60FPS in lots of games if you drop the resolution, drop the level of detail and effects and drop things like anti aliasing, etc. So even if they say it can do 60+FPS, you still don't know at what cost.
    2 points
  10. I did a degree in physics and did quantum mechanics and still find it difficult to get my head around some of the concepts. Trust you this stuff would melt your brain and is not going to be used in general computing anytime soon.
    2 points
  11. Download Everything you will never want to use windows search again! Also would not hurt to run sfc/scannow from an elevated command line
    2 points
  12. Maybe someday, but the Linux kernel would need a huge revamp just to wedge in the features that NT does effortlessly. In these extra features, security layer, and work that NT does, it also does them while remaining competitive with Linux with a light distro. Try loading just the features of NTFS into a Linux distribution, and you will find it needs more resources and performs considerably slower than Windows NT. Even the best case situation where it is a file server or simple RAID. Now do the same for other features, including more advanced and dynamic hardware support. Linux gets slower and more bloated, while being able to do fewer things than Windows. The *nix model and the way the Linux kernel are design just do not adapt or function well with dynamic/new hardware/software technologies, requiring a huge roll of duct tape just to get some things working, with the hope that in 5 years, the features will actually be added to the kernel, which often doesn't happen. There is a lot that the OSS community just will not get their head around or LEARN from Microsoft, they spend more time calling MS and Windows NT trash, instead of looking at what it does well, and trying to meet or design to an OS model that is more robust and adaptive. Imagine a OS based on the best theoretical concepts, this is what NT was in 1992, and Linux barely touches the more advanced OS concepts of the late 80s, let alone newer or more advanced technologies from the 90s, 00s, 10s, or 20s. NT also didn't stop there, as Vista and and again with Windows 10 introduced a ton of new 'theoretical' OS concepts to the NT model with the new driver models and GPU technologies, etc. Look at this blog/article referenced here, this person is not stupid and knows Linux and OSes, and yet doesn't have a ######ing clue about NT or why what they are saying is dumb if not insane considering how Linux works today in contrast to what Windows NT does today. Now with that said, sure Microsoft could VM and ship Windows on top of Linux, but they would have to ditch 20 years of drivers, as well as low level compatibility and GPU technologies that simply DO NOT WORK on LINUX and NEVER WILL without rewriting the kernel. Then there is getting the VM stable with more advanced hardware access, something Linux doesn't do well for virtualization. This also means DirectX 12 no longer works, and games no longer have the speed advantages that NT gives Vulkan and DirectX, and on and on... This is another thing that is often LOST in the Linux community, they only see computing and OS technologies as 'what runs on the CPU' - nothing else, as all other hardware is not the OSes responsibility with Linux. The Linux nerds/developers don't understand why people even need a good GPU, and often look at it as a silly feature. (unless they are a gamer or run blender, and the blender bit is only the last year or so) The only 'requirement' they talk about is it being an AMD or Intel GPU, as they hate NVidia for not giving over the source code to their drivers. (Which because of how Linux works, NVidia is right in not doing so. Their drivers essentially have to run as separate OS on the GPU, while wrapping around Linux, just to get in the realm of the performance of Windows. These are not just drivers or just a wrapper like AMD uses, they are essentially a co-OS that runs with Linux, taking over the video/GPU roles that Linux is too stupid to do anything with.)
    2 points
  13. NASA Commercial Crew (CCtCap) test milestones

    Nice little video Space X have done done on the Demo 2 mission.
    2 points
  14. They probably mean through xCloud. The Streaming part of game pass is a subset of the library, like PC doesn't quite match up with the console side of the library either.
    2 points
  15. "A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer" - which is absolutely valid.
    2 points
  16. > NT+Windows was made completely open-source, This is actually not possible. Actually, part of Windows is already open source and huge parts are about to be. The Windows Console is now open source via the Windows Terminal project because it's built-off that code base. WinUI 3 will be open source in a few months. That project is moving major Windows components out of the OS to be part of the new library so that it is independent of the OS version. That will be the biggest move of moving Windows to open source. Parts of DirectX are moving to open source via several projects. Part of it was open sourced with WPF, part of it with WinUI, and the new work they are doing with WSL is porting parts to Linux and open source at same time. The kernel has not moved in that direction yet, but I bet it will be at some point. The point is, that over time, Microsoft will open more and more code all of Windows until it is de-facto open source. They are not going to do it by just pushing the existing codebase out because of all the issues with licensing and size. But as they refactor it, they are finding alot of value in making the refactor work open. Most of those aren’t really parts of Windows but rather APIs and frameworks included with Windows. Cmd also isn’t open source that I’m aware of. Got any links? Sounds like a terminology issue to me. The Command shell (aka "cmd") = The shell you get with cmd.exe (which contains the DOS-like 'dir' command, etc.). This is not open sourced and there is probably not much value in doing so. Window Console = The window handling code and the I/O bits needed to let a user interact with a shell. This was included in the GitHub repository and it is used to host the Command shell and Windows PowerShell within Windows Terminal.
    2 points
  17. It would be an emulation layer or via rails online from azure. Whether businesses or people are against it would be immaterial, just force them to Windows Virtualized Desktop. Forcing businesses to Remote Desktop? What a nice joke!
    2 points
  18. False. It would literally be the stupidest move.
    2 points
  19. That's why you shouldn't pen an opinion while on high
    2 points
  20. I needed a good laugh today. Thanks for delivering.
    2 points
  21. Mr. Eric has been smoking way too much crack.
    2 points
  22. "Eric Raymond thinks Microsoft is ready to swap out the Windows kernel for Linux" Lol.
    2 points
  23. You are fine. You are on topic still. The purpose of this thread is to find out all we can about them and my personal experience with it so far, which has been very good.
    1 point
  24. Conversely, I don’t see a reason to. I agree with this a lot. Windows may not be great, but its kernel is actually pretty nice and has a lot of features Linux didn't add until years later, or in some cases still hasn't added.
    1 point
  25. it shows in server OS usage it shows in benchmarks keep being lost, it helps microsoft Try learning about what you're criticizing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Windows_NT
    1 point
  26. NASA Commercial Crew (CCtCap) test milestones

    Interesting item to look forward to - after Crew-1 and CRS-21 the ISS will be a Drangon's Lair for all of 2021. Meanwhile, Boeing's Starliner is still in NASA's woodshed.
    1 point
  27. Actually I do get the impression that Microsoft cares less about Windows and seems more interested in the services of many of its products which could work anywhere. I don't think Microsoft is giving up with Windows any time soon but it does seem to be becoming more Linux like as time goes on, the kernel in Linux for instant is a lot better than the Windows one.
    1 point
  28. Cool! Thanks for that info.
    1 point
  29. Lenovo details the ThinkPad X1 Fold and opens up pre-orders

    I don't need anything like that nor could I justify the cost for one but I would like to see one in person.
    1 point
  30. Maybe they are trying to do the right thing since they had such a bad reputation in the past? (just like all other manufacturers have before them) ? I mean, think about it, why would Acer ruin their reputation, and risk tarnishing their name and the Gateway brand by allowing some other company to make a garbage product? Acer has been through hell and back. Years ago, in the late 90s, they were at the brink of bankruptcy. They made it back and it wasn't easy. They are now making billions in profit every year. They have had their share of junk computers in the past too. I can tell you that the laptop seems to be well built. I don't see any manufacturing issues with it - so far. It's blazing fast...and I mean, fast. Had absolutely no bloatware of any kind. The thing works. I compared it to other laptops (HP, Lenovo) and it doesn't get any hotter than those mentioned. Maybe it will crap out on me or maybe it won't, but that's what the extended warranty is for, so why not give it a shot?
    1 point
  31. My guess is that it's data at a full uncapped speed as opposed to data at a capped speed Yeah after reading it your answer seems to be correct but they don't define it still. So the previous comments from shockz seems right -- "unlimited is still limited". However, most telcos do a form of limiting, so the real secondary question is -- does anyone have explicit experience with ATT and their limiting of bandwidth -- how often does it occur, and how bad is it really?
    1 point
  32. Did you look under the hood to see if it has a second m.2 slot?
    1 point
  33. I don't get how they manage to get away with this. Has Microsoft done the same? There is something rotten in the upper echelons of Google. And I don't even want to start talking about taxes.
    1 point
  34. 4GB laptops should not exist anymore For Mary Jo Foley, the Laptop Go would be perfect. She doesn't need more than those specs. You've got a point. People working from home that use Teams and web based software that connects them to their office and office workers, definitely needs 8-GB of RAM. 8 GB is a minimum these days for me. MS Teams struggles here and there even with 8 GB of RAM. Sadly that is my office issued machine, so I don't have much control.
    1 point
  35. A supercomputer need not be a room-sized device anymore.
    1 point
  36. "Supercomputer in a shoe box"....sure...
    1 point
  37. How do they stay powered? They don't seem big enough to have solar panels on or not many anyway. I wonder how many people will think they are there to spy on us, certainly now with what is going on. That could be the real reason for them being there for all we know.
    1 point
  38. Greetings

    Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. I found Neowin while watching laptop reviews on YouTube, I think it was some asus device. When I saw that they we’re giving away a Legion 5i I decided to create and account and try my luck. I hope I can win that, however I’m excited to become part of this community.
    1 point
  39. Beautiful looking machine. Woefully sad specs. Not sure we need another “Chromebook competitor” windows clamshell. Seriously, 4gb ram in 2020 with 64gb flash? Ugh.
    1 point
  40. Think Eric has been smokin too much drugs. No one would upgrade to this new "Windows" if it means no apps, games or pretty much anything else would not be able to run. Windows 7 was rock solid as is Windows 10, the only time I need to reboot is monthly patches. Linux is good for servers but is nowhere near as good on the desktop as Windows.
    1 point
  41. Nope, don't want and don't see that happening. Bookmarking this comment for the next decade to see how it holds up.
    1 point
  42. LG's Amazon app never plays smoothly for me. I use a Roku to stream. LG just can't do it well enough, for some reason.
    1 point
  43. Yeah yeah yeah, if that was true why is MS working on their own next kernel replacement already?... they've been working on ideas for a few years now and have been working on a windows kernel replacement that is not linux for a couple years now internally
    1 point
  44. Top 5 reasons you should buy a PlayStation 5

    I *never* said I wasn't going to buy a PS5, I've been going on since day 1 about how I plan to buy both Xbox Series S and Playstation 5 DE this generation. And yeah, I'm the same author who is tired of Sony's deceptive marketing tactics. Don't see how that makes a difference though, I can like some aspects of the company and not others. Well said. I appreciate you putting your bias aside though to write articles like this at least, even if you disagree with the company on certain points (as I do as well).
    1 point
  45. RazerCon 2020 digital event announced, scheduled for October 10

    The TRUE question is, what new devices are they planning to unveil next since we now have the wireless version of the DeathAdder already (which was asked for by many for years previously)
    1 point
  46. 4GB laptops should not exist anymore
    1 point
  47. Hey Apple! Look what's happening over here.
    1 point
  48. Top 5 reasons you should buy an Xbox Series X, S console

    no offence but those seem like some pretty ###### poor reasons you've come up with. Gamepass + microsofts acquisition benefit the current gen, don't need to worry about backwards compatibility if you have a current gen and leasing is a payment option not a reason to upgrade. Off top of my head unique reasons to buy/upgrade, 4K 60fps, ray tracing, no loading screens (thereabouts) and if you're coming to consoles new (gamepass + backwards compatibility for cheap library titles).
    1 point
  49. 2,800mAh for a fold phone ??
    1 point