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Windows 11 is now an ad platform--this is why we're here (www.ghacks.net)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The writing is on the wall--I suspect the next Windows OS will be a subscription service. Gather your ISOs while ye may.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

SteamOS is based on Arch, which you do not want to use and maintain as a beginner. what matter is the desktop environment, which in SteamOS' case is KDE Plasma, a great choice in my completely unbiased opinion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Good points. Its worth mentioning that while SteamOS is based on arch (a famously unstable distro), it is immutable, so the user will have a much harder time bricking their system. KDE plasma was the right choice I agree, considering the number of windows users Valve is marketing towards.