rainwarrior wrote:
Windows becoming closed
Are you referring to Windows 10 S or something else? Because if Microsoft decides to replace its Windows 10 Home SKU with Windows 10 S at some point, there'll be no way for computer science students in high school and college to run Visual Studio.
rainwarrior wrote:
The Activision-Blizzard console. The Ubisoft console.
Or more
handheld TV games with USB power in and HDMI out.
rainwarrior wrote:
Thank goodness for Linux, actually!
Provided you can boot it, have Linux, X, and PulseAudio recognize your network, video, and audio devices, and not have it panic when you try to change the screen brightness or close the lid.
rainwarrior wrote:
I feel like its presence is a looming threat that's kept Windows from closing up much sooner.
Until Microsoft manages to dupe more PC makers into installing
Restricted Boot. This is FSF's term for a UEFI Secure Boot configuration whose public key the PC's owner cannot replace.