2026-10-04 10:03 UTC
Of course there is. It’s compatible with almost any software and hardware (if you ignore their arbitrary W11 “requirements” which you can in most cases) that you can get your hands on. Microsoft and Windows deserve most of the flack they’re getting, but we should be honest.
Take Linux as a comparison. Compatibility is pretty good nowadays and is only getting better, especially with all the work going into Proton from both Valve and the community. But certain things are simply not supported which can make it either difficult or straight up impossible to get to work. Not that Linux is to blame for that, of course, but it is reality.
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@VAK@lemmy.world 2026-10-04 11:38
Almost any software or hardware? Better to phrase it as almost all desktop software
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@oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 2026-10-04 23:46
The depths you have to sink to to get what honestly feels like an attempt at a charity point, but if that wasn’t assumed it wouldn’t have become the product in its position. If there was an actual push to get compatibility worked out, it very well could. Seems more like a corporate holdback than a technical issue.
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@KernelTale@programming.dev 2026-10-05 12:21
if you ignore their arbitrary W11 “requirements” which you can in most cases No we cannot. I have a perfectly capable gaming machine, which meets my needs perfectly yet it’s not supported by Windows. It’s not some old work laptop a fricking gaming machine.