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[grvg]

saar moving taskbar is very complicated saar

To say otherwise would be a massive loss of izzat

 

[Hari Seldon]

MS turned into IBM like ultra fast after they hired that dipshit CEO.

 

[Hudo]

If the codebase has gotten to this state, then maybe it's time to either make the next Windows from scratch or just kill it, and make your own Linux distribution. I mean, Azure is already running on some Microsoft distribution of Linux anyway. In any case, this is pretty embarrassing for a trillion-Dollar company. Not surprising, but embarrassing.

 

[Magic-DEI-Hire]

They're shoving AI into Windows, why are we surprised at the lack of quality/polish?

Spoiler

AI = Another Indian

'Cheaper labour, not...': Microsoft under fire for 6,300 H 1B visa requests amid layoffs, US citizens call for govt restraint - BusinessToday

According to multiple social media posts and labor filings, the company submitted over 6,300 H-1B visa requests for software engineering roles in Washington

www.businesstoday.in

 

[Bry0]

Reading this frankly made me angry. They are so so lost. So much software is stuck on this OS and they seem determined to make it as terrible as possible.

 

[Instant_Classic]

I think a lot of people under estimate the complexity of software, let alone modern software development.

 

[adamsapple]

I think a lot of people under estimate the complexity of software, let alone modern software development.

Don't question this Gaming news.

 

[draliko]

this info doesn't really directly affect me (wouldn't move the bar in any other position even if i had the chance, too used to it) but i don't know with it really vex me... lately i feel like i'm getting tired of reading about what windows team can't do... i don't know if i want to move to linux for gaming... damn i'm tired... i probably need to get a pause from reading news about windows and linux

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[falconhoof]

I think a lot of people under estimate the complexity of software, let alone modern software development.

Please everyone, spare a thought for the trillion dollar company.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I got a W11 bug from an update about a month ago.

When waking from sleep now, if I use space bar it opens up the top left pinned program in the start menu. So for me it opens MS Word. But any other button used is fine.

Googled it and tried every adjustment and tweak you can think of. Every adjusted some registry files. Nada. Then found some forum responses saying it's actually an update bug, so got to wait for a patch. Geez. They cant even get that right.

 

[Ovek]

Yet they can bloat Notepad with useless features literally no one fucking asked for.

 

[Mengy]

So, I just read that Microsoft is still struggling to figure out how to let us move the Windows 11 taskbar to the top or sides of the screen. You know, that "groundbreaking" feature we've had since... 1995?

Apparently, Microsoft "rebuilt the taskbar from scratch," and in the process, they forgot to implement the technology required to rotate a rectangle.

It's "too much work" and "technically complex."

I know it's not directly related to gaming, but... we're talking about the world's largest publisher and the leading gaming operating system, and those who have committed to improving Windows for gaming.

Source

That...just doesn't make sense. Like, why wasn't that feature coded in from the very start?!?!?


I'm still on W10 and I think I'll be staying on W10 for a very long time.

 

[Durin]

I don't really get how it would be that hard.

I use Windhawk on my windows machine for visual customization, and it has a plugin that lets you move the taskbar around that works perfectly fine.

It's a free program, so people in their free time doing better than a multi-billion corpo again.

 

[mayham2199]

I don't really get how it would be that hard.

I use Windhawk on my windows machine for visual customization, and it has a plugin that lets you move the taskbar around that works perfectly fine.

It's a free program, so people in their free time doing better than a multi-billion corpo again.

This is the problem is small nimble companies like Windhawk can do things that MS can't because they are to large. Prepare for more layoffs so MS can do the sort of things Windhawk is capable of.

 

[cash_longfellow]

Wait….too much effort for engineers, to engineer?

 

[Barakov]

So, I just read that Microsoft is still struggling to figure out how to let us move the Windows 11 taskbar to the top or sides of the screen. You know, that "groundbreaking" feature we've had since... 1995?

Apparently, Microsoft "rebuilt the taskbar from scratch," and in the process, they forgot to implement the technology required to rotate a rectangle.

It's "too much work" and "technically complex."

I know it's not directly related to gaming, but... we're talking about the world's largest publisher and the leading gaming operating system, and those who have committed to improving Windows for gaming.

Source

Hey MS:

 

[Parazels]

I still can't believe that this bloated, glitchy piece of shit is somehow the most popular OS in the world!

 

[Mengy]

I still can't believe that this bloated, glitchy piece of shit is somehow the most popular OS in the world!

There really aren't many choices for most people. Knowledgable computer wise people have choices, but even those choices have drawbacks.


We really do need a good modern competitor to Windows.

 

[Parazels]

There really aren't many choices for most people. Knowledgable computer wise people have choices, but even those choices have drawbacks.


We really do need a good modern competitor to Windows.

I hope Android will fill that niche.

 

[kruis]

This is the problem is small nimble companies like Windhawk can do things that MS can't because they are to large. Prepare for more layoffs so MS can do the sort of things Windhawk is capable of.

That just happens to be exactly what the MS boss wants...

Satya Nadella says he spends his weekends studying startups as Microsoft's size has become a 'massive disadvantage'

Satya Nadella says studying startups helps him relearn agility and overcome the product bottlenecks slowing Microsoft and big companies's AI work.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Mengy]

I hope Android will fill that niche.

Google would be the obvious choice as they have the resources and money to pull it off. Possibly Valve with SteamOS if they decided to try.