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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Do =?UTF-8?Q?Microsoft=E2=80=99s?= Copilot+ PCs Require Linux?
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 11:56:59 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-05-29, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
> On 2024-05-29 11:26 a.m., RonB wrote:
>> On 2024-05-29, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>> On 2024-05-28 9:17 p.m., DFS wrote:
>>>> On 5/28/2024 2:50 PM, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>>>> On 2024-05-28 9:34 a.m., DFS wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> If you bought a machine which was designed to run Linux,
>>>>
>>>> I didn't know there was such a thing.
>>>>
>>>> Does that mean Windows won't run on them?
>>>
>>> I'm referring to machines which have things such as Libreboot and where
>>> the manufacturer ensures that every functionality, such as waking from
>>> sleep and touchscreen recognition, works as intended. Windows would work
>>> fine, but it might end up functioning worse on that machine than Linux
>>> would, much like how Linux doesn't work great on machines designed for
>>> Windows.
>> 
>> Just buy Dell Latitude laptops and use Linux Mint. Waking from sleep and
>> touchscreen recognition is automatic with this combination.
>
> I might actually consider that when it is time to switch this machine 
> for another. For now, it works right. If and when Windows becomes too 
> unbearable, I'll put Linux on it and try using it for a few years 
> longer. I'm in no hurry to switch machines, even for gaming purposes 
> because there is a ton of old stuff I haven't yet played available for 
> cheap on GOG. Those old games work great with my GPU and will continue 
> to work great in 2035.

As you know, I like to use "trailing edge" hardware. Of course I don't play 
games, or I might feel differently.

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