The vast majority of people just want a computer to do computer things and could care less about what it does other than that. Microsoft will continue to make installing Linux a huge pain and the manufacturers of hardware will continue to prefer windows for kickbacks and internal politics. There will be an uptick, but the fragmented ecosystem, lack of support for even just a handful of programs (thanks anti-cheat), and the fact they dominate the market will mean windows users will almost all use whatever windows forces them to use.

Anyone who thinks this is the last straw underestimates the tolerance of the general population to anti user BS. I would say the only thing that would meaningfully change market share would be if somehow MS changed every background to a dick and refused to change it because that is what their product team said people wanted. Even then it would only be like 5% who would string together both the will and the know how to switch their OS.

Yay for Linux because it feels like the easiest way to upgrade, search and install. Scoop for windows because it is sane, only user level permission, and is surprisingly up to date with a large catalog. Also easy to add new entries.

I thought the vehicles handled better in BF2 and 2142. Destruction mechanism is fun and engaging. Wish it had the ability to host servers as I do feel queuing can be a pain. Gameplay is extremely smooth and the graphics do not bother me one bit.

Given it is still under development I am super excited to see where it ends up. All my comments are nit picks of an otherwise excellent BF game with developers that are not EA.

It is a function that encodes or decodes video data into various formats. Usually this is done by a specialized chip on hardware or a dedicated function of the CPU. The purpose is to compress the data into a manageable stream. Raw video data is gigantic. H.264 is an example of a codec commonly used all over. MJPEG is another.

Codec differes from format or container. The container is the file specification for which the data is contained. Avi or mp4 or mov are examples of file extensions for various containers. Containers have a set of codecs they support for a variety of reasons.

To muddy the waters even more there is also another layer when streaming the actual data. RDP is an example protocol for converting the data into TCP or UDP packets so they can traverse the internet.

Video transport and storage is an infinitely complex and fun topic with a lot of history. All of this is because video data is so dang huge and so prolific. Saving on data storage and transport costs can save a lot.