We see the nearly 33-year-old OS’s market share growing 31.3 percent from June 2023, when we last reported on Linux market share, to February. Since June, Linux usage has mostly increased gradually. Overall, there’s been a big leap in usage compared to five years ago. In February 2019, Linux was reportedly on 1.58 percent of desktops globally.

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    9 months ago

    Well, Microsoft is doing everything they can to get people to switch to Linux right now…

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      Let me show you how with this PowerPoint! The new Windows11 PowerPoint, while shared in teams is both readable…the ant reading needs DLP fast eyes to shake its head at 130FPS so that the 4 available pixels can be translated into full 4K for the ant. That’s when the magic happens that some people are not aware, because if you got an ant farm, it will sometimes arrange the top sand into the current 4k frame. Yes, there’s a little loss of you use builder’s sand vs playground sand. Also there’s only one color…sand. and it freezes a lot!.. but do you know how hard it is to translate 4k pixel by pixel? The good news is that if everyone is sharing their cameras you get an absolute awesome view of their faces!.. everyone squinting trying to see if that little squiggly thing is the updated bracket you’re working on or if it’s an ant.

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      Such as? I love Windows 11 for Auto HDR alone. I never have to think about HDR at all in 11. It just works. In 10 the implementation was wonky at best. It often made things look worse so I literally never used it. Can’t wait for the dedicated Copilot key as well. 'Bout time they retired the useless Menu key. I don’t know of any Linux distro that integrates AI with the OS… Do you? Cause I’m still willing to switch so long as it has AI and a proper HDR implementation.

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        I’m using AI in a very controlled manner, I don’t want somebody else to decide for me where it’s applied.

        Also, Windows 11 doesn’t have support for ultrawide monitors, and I happen to have one.

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          What do you mean it doesn’t support ultrawide monitors? I had an ultrawide for almost a decade and every version of Windows supported it flawlessly.

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            The new task bar can’t be moved to a short edge, so it obstructs a significant part of the screen.

            Windows 11 can be displayed on a ultra wide monitor, but it’s not designed to work on that aspect ratio.

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              So you technically can move the task bar to the edge in Windows 11, but it requires a registry change. Ludicrous, but if you’re a home user you can do it.

              If you’re stuck on an IT-managed install for work like I am, however, you’re out of luck

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                I’ve tested that, the taskbar completely breaks when you do that. Visually it’s at the edge, but everything else assumes that it’s below. For example, opening the start menu opens it at the bottom.

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              Hm so you mean the task bar isn’t flexible then? Not quite what I understood by not working with ultrawides but I guess I can see where you’re coming from.

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                The only thing you can change is whether it’s centered or left justified, it’s not flexible at all.

                The problem is that it takes up a significant amount of screen space for nothing.