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Skybird · 01-11-16, 04:32 PM

BTW, I wrote Woody a mail, asking whether he knows of or thinks that Microsoft could consider switching off activation servers for newly installed W7. He replied that he does not see that coming in the next five years or so - and that he thinks in five years Windows will not play a big role anymore anyway. For the time being and the years to come, my gaming seems to be safe. New games needing W10, I will not consider to buy.

I think he is right. There seems to be a big rush towards Linux Mint and other Ubuntu distributions currently. The aggressiveness of Microsoft may be a sign of their arrogance. But it could also be a sign of despair. In some months, the "free" W10 update Window willö end, and then people will need to pay money for this malware garbage. As I see it, W10 has had its greatest level of popularity already behind it. Until that "free update" time-window ends, MS will probably continue to go berserk.

And I learned that some of the games I currently have installed via Steam - are available to be installed under Linux as well, amongst them ETS2 and Tennis Ellbow, which i frequently use.

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,717 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	BTW, I wrote Woody a mail, asking whether he knows of or thinks that Microsoft could consider switching off activation servers for newly installed W7. He replied that he does not see that coming in the next five years or so - and that he thinks in five years Windows will not play a big role anymore anyway. For the time being and the years to come, my gaming seems to be safe. New games needing W10, I will not consider to buy. I think he is right. There seems to be a big rush towards Linux Mint and other Ubuntu distributions currently. The aggressiveness of Microsoft may be a sign of their arrogance. But it could also be a sign of despair. In some months, the "free" W10 update Window willö end, and then people will need to pay money for this malware garbage. As I see it, W10 has had its greatest level of popularity already behind it. Until that "free update" time-window ends, MS will probably continue to go berserk. And I learned that some of the games I currently have installed via Steam - are available to be installed under Linux as well, amongst them ETS2 and Tennis Ellbow, which i frequently use. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.