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[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 36 points 7 months ago

I want Microsoft to go back to the good old days, when the desktop wasn't cluttered with ads and product placement!

Windows 95 desktop showcasing Active Desktop and web portals to different companies and online services.

[-] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 14 points 6 months ago

I like your sarcasm. But I do want to go back to that interface.

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[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

I miss XP SP3. Absolutely the best Windows OS made.

[-] AtariDump@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

It’s up there with Windows 7.

@aeronmelon
And half finished programs that manage to both superseded the program it replaces, while still not having all of the features of the original.
@kde

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

I don't know. Doesn't look nearly as cool as my XP desktop with custom themes did.

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[-] ozone89@techhub.social 22 points 7 months ago

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social the ultimate jab would be shelling out an ad on Windows so to advertise the adlessness of KDE 😁

[-] Murdoc@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago

"Click here to remove ads!" πŸ˜†

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[-] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 18 points 6 months ago

Ironically, this looks like an ad for Plasma.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 months ago

I've caught some KDE Plasma ads somewhere. I think it was either in Boost for Lemmy or maybe on unfettered desktop reddit.

Honestly good for them. I'm totally fine with OSS projects tossing a few punches via marketing when the news cycle allows.

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[-] nlsmart@piaille.fr 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social

Here are the percentages for Linux usage from January 2023 to March 2024 :

January 2023: 2.91%
February 2023: 2.94%
March 2023: 2.85%
April 2023: 2.83%
May 2023: 2.7%
June 2023: 3.07%
July 2023: 3.12%
August 2023: 3.18%
September 2023: 3.02%
October 2023: 2.92%
November 2023: 3.22%
December 2023: 3.82%
January 2024: 3.77%
February 2024: 4.03%
March 2024: 4.05%

Indeed, this trend doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon !

The figures for open source for the months of February and March 2024.

https://piaille.fr/@nlsmart/112201825456122857

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[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

And, hear me out, you can just install and uninstall whatever you want.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

Can you also install ads if you wanted to?

/s

[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 7 months ago

Are you in the market for a plasma widget with ads? That can be arranged.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 months ago

That would be really funny as a joke

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[-] Theholypumpkin@mastodon.social 13 points 7 months ago

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social also no telemetry data! Unless yopu choose so, I did but only a little.
Love β™₯ my KDE environment.

[-] Allero@lemmy.today 5 points 7 months ago

Unless you literally opt in!

[-] namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 6 points 6 months ago

Opt in??! Before you know it, you're going to suggest that we start to respect our users!!

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[-] vaseline@hachyderm.io 12 points 6 months ago
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[-] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 11 points 6 months ago

Looks nice. Can you modify a lot of things?

[-] Sagittarii@lemm.ee 15 points 6 months ago

It's Linux, and KDE at that. Yes you can customize pretty much everything.

[-] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 12 points 6 months ago

You can customize shit you didn't even know existed.

[-] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

To a genuinely disturbing and annoying degree.

The default customization is ~windows levels, but radical Linux desktops have some completely insane shit going on, customizing things you didnt even notice existing in truly weird ways. Anybody want to post some?

[-] JTskulk@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

That was the thing that drew me toward KDE, super configurable. It seems like gnome tries to hide advanced stuff for users or just not offer it. That and it's beautiful and full-featured.

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[-] cameronbosch@fosstodon.org 10 points 6 months ago

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social If Windows 12 copies the floating Taskbar/panel I'd laugh at how much Windows 11 and later ripped off from KDE Plasma and how poorly it was done! πŸ˜‚

[-] freebee@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 months ago

The app promotions can be disabled in the Settings section of Windows 11, but it appears that Microsoft will enable these by default

This should just be outright illegal for any new feature which "adds" "content". Guess it will be another one of those funnies like the joke birthday-candles you can't ever really get: update, "oops" reset your preference. Fucking moneygrabbers, it's just never enough is it.

[-] JRepin@mstdn.io 9 points 7 months ago

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Also no spyware and bloat. and all the source code freely available.. Million times better. πŸ’™

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 8 points 7 months ago
[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 8 points 7 months ago

Can I pay KDE to put ads in all that empty space?

/s

[-] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 6 points 7 months ago

@maniacalmanicmania @kde You could create an addon to include "suggested recommendations" in the app list, just saying!

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[-] FurryVile@sharkey.furryvile.net 7 points 7 months ago
[-] Allero@lemmy.today 7 points 7 months ago

Crazy that it is a selling point, but here we are!

[-] namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 7 points 6 months ago

I'm really curious to know which version of KDE Microsoft was copying that gave them the idea to insert ads in the first place....

[-] Mio@feddit.nu 7 points 6 months ago

It miss all the different fullscreen popups about choosing edge, Windows Update reboot now or i will do it anyway things.

[-] Talon1024@social.linux.pizza 7 points 6 months ago

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social I thought Windows already had ads in the start menu ever since Windows 8 and Windows 10.

[-] kaine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 7 months ago

Me love some KDE Plasma.

[-] Lexam@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 months ago

Bought a laptop with Win 11. Finally couldn't take it, and had to install Ubuntu.

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