Yeah, if you configure the laptop on Dells website, you can choose Ubuntu for some models.
I would love to see more Linux notebooks on third party online shops and offline stores. Not just from Dell, but also other vendors.
In my whole life, I never saw a Linux notebook in any local store. I'm living in Germany, so the situation might be different somewhere else, but I asume it's the same in whole Europe and north America.
Dell is (or was?) already selling laptops with Ubuntu. They have experience with it. They should put it on more machines and sell them for 100$ less. If people don't want Windows 11, offer them alternatives!
I'm a big fan of racing games. No real racing simulation, but more arcade style. When I got a Xbox Series X as my first games console after over a decade I first downloaded Forza Horizon 5, because it's supposed to be one of the best racing games on Xbox. I was so anoyed by the whole story... I just want to race and nothing else.
I got NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered. Loved the original when I was fun and enjoyed the Remaster on Xbox.
Some games just try to add more and more and to please everyone but in the end nobody is completly happy with the result.
Can someone replace her with the Bubba horse from the other meme that is going around?
I would bet against this. I think people who buy a steam machine (and same for steam deck) will know what they get into.
And the device is focused on gaming and the games will probably run worse on that hardware if one installs Windows. Therefore I think that people who want to use Windows will not buy a steam machine.
But maybe time will proof me wrong.
Short and honest answer: Working in another country for more than a certain numbers of days would have legal consequences (tax, visa, ...), would increase my costs and my employer likes to see me in the office once in a while.
I felt this pressure before, but independent from telework. It took me a while to realize that there is always that much work that no matter how much I work, I will never complete everything. Therefore, there it's not really worth it to work more. I do the ours I have to and that's it. I do a good job and my boss knows that.
But I'm also aware and thankful that I have the advantage to live in a country with good worker rights, a good employer and my interests lead me on a good career path.
I get it, but hear me out: My company offers to take "workation". For one week this year I worked from another country. I worked for around six hours a day (shorter than usual, because I used some overtime) and enjoyed my freetime in a warm and nice city. I went to museums and good restaurants after work. I did not use one day of my (more than average) holidays for that, but took another week off for only holiday directly after the workation. It was great only possible because I had the possibilty to work from anywhere outside the office.
But here comes the thing. I didn't need AI and didn't need Windows for that. It's possible for years already. Microsoft is - as everybody knows of course - trying to sell shit to people that they don't need and don't want.
I never hated my job. Sure, there were times where I wasn't that motivated and I probably a few days, where I didn't like to go to the office. But ai never hated it during the nearly 20 years I worked in this field. It is not ok to hate your job and most people don't. Hate is a very strong feeling.
Yes and no. It's still more a theoretical choice.
If you buy a new computer, you have basically the choice between MacOS and Windows. And if they do not want a Mac or are not able to afford it, the only only Windows.
Sure, you can buy computers with pre-installed Linux, but it's hard to find.
Now, with Hardware not supporting Windows 11 anymore, more people switch to Linux, but it's still a small amount. And many people do not know how to install linux. It's relativ easy these days on older hardware, but if one buys a brand new computer, there are often still problems with hardware that is not yet supported out of the box in Linux.
I think, consumers should have the right of choice for an OS at the moment they buy a computer. There should be the option to have Windows, a Linux distribution or no OS installed.
Do people have sexy time playlists?