Microsoft formally deprecates the 39-year-old Windows Control PanelWilshire@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 650 points – 1 months agoarstechnica.com185Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentSpoiler: they will, because fucking printers Yeah I see this as more of a "Printers are an antiquated technology that hasn't changed much in the last 30+ years" problem.Printers are fortunately "plug and play" on Linux. Connect printer to the network. Hit the print button. Select printer from the dropdown. Boom. Done. It's nothing to do with printers, this is a uniquely Windows problem (and maybe Mac, I have no idea).In fact, they are going to remove third-party printer drivers and replace them with universal drivers. Link
Spoiler: they will, because fucking printers Yeah I see this as more of a "Printers are an antiquated technology that hasn't changed much in the last 30+ years" problem.Printers are fortunately "plug and play" on Linux. Connect printer to the network. Hit the print button. Select printer from the dropdown. Boom. Done. It's nothing to do with printers, this is a uniquely Windows problem (and maybe Mac, I have no idea).In fact, they are going to remove third-party printer drivers and replace them with universal drivers. Link
Yeah I see this as more of a "Printers are an antiquated technology that hasn't changed much in the last 30+ years" problem.
Printers are fortunately "plug and play" on Linux. Connect printer to the network. Hit the print button. Select printer from the dropdown. Boom. Done. It's nothing to do with printers, this is a uniquely Windows problem (and maybe Mac, I have no idea).
In fact, they are going to remove third-party printer drivers and replace them with universal drivers. Link
Spoiler: they will, because fucking printers
Yeah I see this as more of a "Printers are an antiquated technology that hasn't changed much in the last 30+ years" problem.
Printers are fortunately "plug and play" on Linux.
Connect printer to the network. Hit the print button. Select printer from the dropdown. Boom. Done.
It's nothing to do with printers, this is a uniquely Windows problem (and maybe Mac, I have no idea).
In fact, they are going to remove third-party printer drivers and replace them with universal drivers. Link