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If every day is 1 min faster and 1 day a week is 5 min slower, that's still a net gain. And that's assuming that they need to run a windows-only app which a surprising amount of people don't.
Everyone does run into a Windows-only app eventually. It's sad, it hurts but it is what it is.
I didn't, after two years of Linux only. When is my turn?
When you absolutely need to use Windows Defender... On Linux. Or when you need to use Cortana /s
You're in a Linux community here man, you're going to be outnumbered. I think people here genuinely don't rely on Windows stuff as much as you think.
Last time I needed Windows was a few years ago when I wanted to do a firmware upgrade to my guitar processor. In the meantime I upgraded to one that itself runs Linux :)
I think lots of people exaggerate their need for certain apps. I understand if you need Photoshop for work because it may be the best tool for the job and an industry standard, but some people swear they "need" it when all they do is apply blur or red eye reduction to a picture once every 3 years. Nowadays you can probably do that in dozens of other ways.
I've been Linux only since late 2015 and in this time I "needed" a Windows VM ~ 2 times, but ofc personal experiences can vary greatly.
@highduc @TCB13 GIMP now supports CMYK iirc so that excuse is gone and OpenOffice Calc supports PIVOT TABLES so I don't want to hear finance dept tell me that one anymore :)
Sure, but like I said, better to suffer once a week or month than every day
Windows only app... Name one that is actually useful and I bet there is an alternative.
Hasn't happened to me yet. At least not enough that the trade off is anything other than totally worth it for Linux.