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@@ -1104,13 +1104,6 @@ virtual desktops, [#virtual_desktops]_
focus follows mouse, [#focus_follows_mouse]_
and special effects to rival Compiz. [#cube_desktop]_
.. [#tiling_window_managers] https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n
.. [#virtual_desktops] http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/
.. [#focus_follows_mouse]
http://milosophical.me/blog/2010/03/10/ms-windows-focus-follows-mouse-registry-hacks.html
https://superuser.com/questions/368688/on-windows-7-is-there-any-way-to-make-the-scrollwheels-focus-follow-the-mouse
.. [#cube_desktop] http://www.thinkinbytes.com/en/products/cubedesktop
Given all these choices and customization options,
what functionality could Windows possibly lack?
@@ -1154,6 +1147,12 @@ but it is not tied to the desktop environment,
and is not controlled by a single corporation
in the same way that the Windows API is.
.. [#tiling_window_managers] https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n
.. [#virtual_desktops] http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/
.. [#focus_follows_mouse]
http://milosophical.me/blog/2010/03/10/ms-windows-focus-follows-mouse-registry-hacks.html
https://superuser.com/questions/368688/on-windows-7-is-there-any-way-to-make-the-scrollwheels-focus-follow-the-mouse
.. [#cube_desktop] http://www.thinkinbytes.com/en/products/cubedesktop
.. [#KDE_on_Windows]
It's even possible to run the KDE desktop environment on Windows,
since KDE uses the cross-platform Qt framework.
@@ -1542,7 +1541,7 @@ are nearly always wrong.
There are some things, however, that we do know
about relative performance of the Windows and Linux kernels.
First, an `anonymous Windows kernel developer stated`_ in 2013
First, an anonymous Windows kernel developer stated in 2013
that he believes that Windows has fallen behind in performance
because of how Microsoft functions as a corporation.
(This developer gave a SHA1 hash of part of the NT kernel as proof,
@@ -1565,7 +1564,7 @@ that he is who he claims to be.)
-- Anonymous Windows NT kernel developer
.. _anonymous Windows kernel developer stated: http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=74
http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=74
Contrast with Microsoft's `"Linux Myths" article`_ from 1999.