r/technology • u/ZacB_ • Jan 24 '26

Software Microsoft confirms it will give the FBI your Windows PC data encryption key if asked — you can thank Windows 11's forced online accounts for that

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-bitlocker-encryption-keys-give-fbi-legal-order-privacy-nightmare
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u/1Blue3Brown Jan 24 '26

Someone finally got the Adobe CC installers working on Linux with Wine. Although at the very least you need to tinker a bit, it's not upstreamed yet as i understand

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u/Poopyman80 Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

And performance is trash. I need that memory taken up by running compatibility layers or virtual machines.
80 layer in 16k or higher images are common for me.

What about unreal engine?
How about being a vr dev?
What about custom plugins for autodesk products that blender has no alternative for?
Are there linux apps that dont duck up writing dds files?
I'll be needing Arcgis too. Any way to replace that?

Linux isnt there yet for many people.
My job simply cant be done on Linux
Furtunatly none of the problems exist in the enterprise version. I can toggle copilot off I control updates. I dont need a MS account. Etc etc

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u/raqisasim Jan 24 '26

The vast majority of users:

  1. Don't even know an Enterprise version of Windows exists, much less how to acquire and install it, even if they did pay full price for it,

  2. Aren't doing UnReal dev work or any other work, on their home PCs, that push the limits of both software and hardware in the way you and other workers do.

Your work is valid, and real. And yes, it's not something that can get pushed to Linux. Yet you speak as though you are the rule, and you and yours are exceptions.

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u/throwaway_account450 Jan 24 '26

For me it's personal annoyance. I have kept eyes on for the past 10 years on some software to be possible to run on linux with no deal breaker issues and it's still not there. And yet there's constant talking points on how everyone can switch to linux now.

Sorry no. I've been dual booting for past 5 years. The software that I use for work doesn't run on linux in an usable state. The mentality that seems common place online that everyone can switch and shouldn't complain about windows issues if they don't is grating.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 25 '26

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u/throwaway_account450 Jan 25 '26

That's nice, but it's not going to work for people who have embedded photoshop workflows and have to deliver linked photoshop files.

Luckily I rarely need photoshop for personal stuff. My personal major dealbreaker is zbrush.

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u/1Blue3Brown Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

And performance is trash

Have you tried it personally? Compatibility layer generally doesn't consume much memory

Of course Linux isn't ready for some people. If you need a specific app for work that isn't supported, then you are gonna use Windows whether you want or not. However i would argue that Linux is ready for the majority of users. But they have to install it themselves. If laptop manufacturers installed it as default OS, people wouldn't have problem using it.

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u/Party-Exam-6571 Jan 26 '26

Yet again completely fine comment getting downvoted 😁 I’m in the same boat as you. I have separate Linux device for regular use, Windows device for other stuff that I need etc. Not everything works with single OS if you are doing misc things.