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minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoSo why kill it off? Security vector? No one using it? No way to monetize it? Support nightmare? Natella got bored with it? All of the above?
minus-squareEvilcoleslaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoI’m leaning more on nobody using it. Didn’t help that they partnered with Amazon for it.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·6 months agoAnd by default, it’s only available on 11. What percentage if the user base has switched. You can run WSA on Win10, there’s a github for it.
So why kill it off? Security vector? No one using it? No way to monetize it? Support nightmare? Natella got bored with it? All of the above?
I’m leaning more on nobody using it. Didn’t help that they partnered with Amazon for it.
And by default, it’s only available on 11. What percentage if the user base has switched.
You can run WSA on Win10, there’s a github for it.