Microsoft gives in and lets you close OneDrive on Windows without explaining yourself
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This is Microsoft’s latest annoying addition to Windows.

This is Microsoft’s latest annoying addition to Windows.

  • @Saki@monero.townEnglish
    2•6 months ago

    The same URL now: Microsoft gives in and lets you close OneDrive on Windows without explaining yourself

    Update November 10th, 4:45AM ET: Microsoft has removed the dialog forcing users to fill out a survey when quitting OneDrive, and reverted to the original prompt. In a statement sent to The Verge, Microsoft says:

    Between Nov. 1 and 8, a small subset of consumer OneDrive users were presented with a dialog box when closing the OneDrive sync client, asking for feedback on the reason they chose to close the application. This type of user feedback helps inform our ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of our products.

    The story below is unchanged.

      • originalucifer
        0•6 months ago

        what maintenance? most of the peeps i have using it blindly are just automatically applying recommended updates.

        • @Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyiEnglish
          0•6 months ago

          Friend of mine has a System76 laptop and had to talk to their support about issues with the webcam on certain apps. It was fixed but they asked him to check lsusb. This guy only knows the basics of the terminal from me having to teach him.

          • @sanpo@sopuli.xyzEnglish
            1•6 months ago

            And what would’ve Microsoft support said?

            “Reinstall drivers, reboot, and pray it starts working!”

            Troubleshooting Windows for non-tech people isn’t any easier in any way.

    • Dirk DarklyEnglish
      1•6 months ago

      I personally enjoy knowing I can easily search for software I need, know it will run and install without issues and I won’t have to fuck around with poorly documented systems when something inevitably breaks.

      Sure Windows pisses me off and sucks, but it’s still simpler to deal with.

    • @burliman@lemm.eeEnglish
      1•6 months ago

      Don’t get me wrong. I use Linux extensively, but mostly server loads and gateways. But have used Mint and Rocky as desktops. So I can’t see how someone can reasonably argue that they have the same polish as Windows (or MacOS) for the average user. Too much command line, too many disparate tools without consistency, just to name a couple.

      Linux has its place, but it is not for the average person yet. I wish it would get there, but for decades people have been saying this.

      • RandomStickman
        1•6 months ago

        Just throwing more personal anecdotal story, I use Mint at home and Win10 at work. The amount of time something wonky happen at work, like Teams being Teams, or issues connecting to wifi, are much higher than at home.

        The only time I’ve touch the command panel is when there’s some obscure programs I wanna try out. I don’t even know how to delete a file using the Command Panel without looking it up first.

        Using Mint as an Internet machine, and even gaming in my case with Steam making it so much easier, I feel much less resistance with Mint compared to Win10. Win10 just hides everything away and I feel like I need to twist its arm just to maybe have it do things I want, and I just want to print something. Mint was literally just plug and print. Mint feels more like Win7 than Win10 ever did to me.

    • @lustrum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1•6 months ago

      I installed Linux mint on my Framework laptop because fuck windows.

      I had to move back to windows, it didn’t feel ready and couldn’t get it working easily how I like.

      Heres some of the issues(any pointers would be great)

      • 120hz just wouldn’t work on one monitor, it detects it but won’t apply. (Works fine in W10 and Ubuntu).
      • Scrolling on the touchpad is unbelievably fast and makes it unusable.
      • Fractional scaling is a joke, my laptop screen needs around 125% but everything becomes a blurred mess.
      • The mouse is a bit jittery and can’t explain why (usually using a Logitech gaming mouse when docked).
      • Governor cannot be different on battery and AC. Defaults to max turbo.
      • Fingerprint sensor doesn’t work (works fine on Ubuntu and w10).
      • Unsure how to get hardware accelerated disk encryption working?

      Some stuff is better but a combination of these just brings me back to windows. It just loads and works?

      • @webghost0101@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        1•6 months ago

        You don’t really need commandline in linux anymore, unless your doing advanced stuff which means you should learn commandline anyway.

        As others have said. The real obstacle is getting it all installed. The only advantage to win and mac is it comes preinstalled.

  • @Kumabear@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1•6 months ago

    Ah well.

    At least task manager still puts a bullet to its head if I want it to 🔫

    I just want windows to go away.

    I hope steam OS can somehow take Linux gaming mainstream to the point that we get proper native game releases.