Microsoft proudly says the new Copilot is "native". The company confirmed it has replaced the existing "Progressive Web App", but is it?
  • 8000gnat@reddthat.com
    4·
    4 hours ago

    I’m not going to update. I’m going to become a Linux guy. It’s going to be difficult but, I think, worth it. I wonder if I’ll still be able to play Trackmania…

    • toynbee@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Hopefully I’m not being wooshed.

      Don’t delay, become a Linux guy today.

      Trackmania is gold on ProtonDB. With a few exceptions, the only games I haven’t been able to play on Linux have been the ones with overly invasive anti cheat. I don’t miss them. (I have very rarely had trouble with launchers as well, but usually there are ways around them.) It’s genuinely very easy most of the time.

      I’m not an expert, but if you have questions or troubles switching to Linux, feel free to ask me. If you’d prefer not to, there are a few very welcoming Linux gaming communities as well. I look forward to seeing how happy you are after switching!

      edit: in the time it took me to write this, two others have written very similar messages. I do love Lemmy.

    • viking@infosec.pub
      3·
      4 hours ago

      That’s probably a good thing, because they forgot how to code native stuff.

      Teams and Outlook as standalone programs are so riddled with bugs, I’ve since switched to using either one through the browser exclusively. In fact I’ve got one screen set to to display nothing but Edge with outlook and teams open, and ignore that shit browser the rest of the time.

    • boonhet@lemm.ee
      2·
      4 hours ago

      Honestly, just open it in Edge (or another browser if you can)

      I went from being barely able to use the computer to having no issues. Recent model i5 laptop, 16 gigs of RAM, Windows ughwtfwhydidtheypreinstall11.

      Luckily this is not for my day job or my personal usage, both of which involve computers with Linux, better CPUs and more RAM… And more importantly, no Teams.

  • secret300@lemmy.sdf.org
    9·
    16 hours ago

    But like why? The main reason you use WebView or electron or anything like that is to easily make it for different OS’s and form factors like mobile.

    The copilot app will be running on windows only. Sure there’s windows for arm now too but like why WebView?

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      The web as a layout tool is so far ahead of anything that was ever in Windows as to be from another planet.

      That’s the main reason it’s used now. Making things look nice without having to reinvent the wheel. I guess fuck me for not wanting simple apps to use several GB of RAM.

    • antimidas@sopuli.xyz
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      14 hours ago

      There’s an overabundance of competent-ish frontend developers. You most likely need to pay the devs less, compared to someone writing it with e.g. C++, and finding people with relevant experience takes less time. You also get things like a ready-made sandbox and the ability to re-use UI components from other web services, which simplifies application development. So my guess is that this is done to save money.

      Also, the more things are running in an embedded browser the more reasons M$ has to bake Edge into the OS, without raising eyebrows as to why they’re providing it as a default (look it’s a system tool as well, not just a browser).