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[-] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago

Not everyone that uses Windows is a gamer. Productivity and creative software (and drivers for their respective devices) remains a sore point for Linux compatibility

Don't get me wrong - I think Microsoft and Windows are absolute trash and I hope to one day see them fall, but people really need to remember that folks do more than just play videogames. Computers are work tools for a lot of people.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Then let’s talk iFruit!

[-] ricdeh@lemmy.world -3 points 6 months ago

So what? You can do all that work on GNU/Linux.

[-] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Sure, if people willing to change and relearn their entire workflows to switch to alternative software. Something that, in the real world, doesn't happen. When you have a stable, functional tool that is making the income you rely on - the last thing you do is throw it in the trash to replace it with one you don't know how to us or requires extensive (and costly) downtime. Moving system(s) over to Linux can be a business-altering decision depending on what the use is, and they're not going to do it unless they absolutely have to.

This is going to sound harsh, but Linux fans really do need to touch a bit of grass sometimes. As I said in my previous message: computers are work tools for a lot of people. Your computer might be a hobby device that you play games on and tinker with which is great! Good for you! But a lot of people and businesses don't do that.

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