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This is a bit like saying "there is no chance to get iMessage running on Windows". The application developer hasn't given you that option; if it works at all, i

This is a bit like saying "there is no chance to get iMessage running on Windows". The application developer hasn't given you that option; if it works at all, it's usually thanks to volunteers reverse-engineering things to get them to work. If you absolutely need an application that isn't available on Linux, maybe Linux isn't right for you, at least not all the time. But there are tons of applications that are available on Linux. If you're not dead-set on Photoshop for example, GIMP is there. If you don't specifically need Acid, Ardour exists. And plenty of people aren't musicians or artists and can get by pretty well with just a web browser, hence the popularity of Chromebooks. Browsers work just as well on Linux as on Windows or MacOS.

martin_a 8y ago
Well, no. OP took a broad stand and said that being Windows-free is not hard. That's just not reality for some professions. Glad if it works for you, because you might not need some specialized software, but it is not an universal rule and people tend to forget that and treat non Windows-free users like they are too stupid to see the alternatives. There are just no good alternatives for media professionals when it comes to things like Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign. Other solutions lack compatibility or generate quirky output. Sometimes you need the real deal and it's no question of "liking" Windows.
- checkyoursudo 8y ago
  As someone who has no idea what media professionals require or why Photoshop/etc are so good, what makes programs like that so much better? I have occasionally watched videos of people using Blender or Krita or Gimp or ... Ink(spot?scape?), and they seem to be fine. Though, again, I don't use them professionally in the least bit.
Wowfunhappy 8y ago
And if your profession depends on access to iMessage, you're going to have to use macOS or iOS, regardless of whether or not you trust Apple. This was my initial point. It's not so easy as "if you don't trust Microsoft you shouldn't use Windows." If that's an option, great. But it often isn't an option.
- ChrisSD 8y ago
  In that case allow me to amend my original statement: If you don't trust Microsoft you shouldn't use Windows for your personal data.
  - AstralStorm 8y ago
    Any data is personal, and business data is often even more valuable. And also liable.
    - ChrisSD 8y ago
      Sure but if the company forces you to use a particular OS then they're the ones who are liable for the results of that decision.

martin_a 8y ago

Well, no. OP took a broad stand and said that being Windows-free is not hard. That's just not reality for some professions. Glad if it works for you, because you might not need some specialized software, but it is not an universal rule and people tend to forget that and treat non Windows-free users like they are too stupid to see the alternatives. There are just no good alternatives for media professionals when it comes to things like Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign. Other solutions lack compatibility or generate quirky output. Sometimes you need the real deal and it's no question of "liking" Windows.

checkyoursudo 8y ago
As someone who has no idea what media professionals require or why Photoshop/etc are so good, what makes programs like that so much better? I have occasionally watched videos of people using Blender or Krita or Gimp or ... Ink(spot?scape?), and they seem to be fine. Though, again, I don't use them professionally in the least bit.

Wowfunhappy 8y ago

And if your profession depends on access to iMessage, you're going to have to use macOS or iOS, regardless of whether or not you trust Apple. This was my initial point. It's not so easy as "if you don't trust Microsoft you shouldn't use Windows." If that's an option, great. But it often isn't an option.

ChrisSD 8y ago
In that case allow me to amend my original statement: If you don't trust Microsoft you shouldn't use Windows for your personal data.
- AstralStorm 8y ago
  Any data is personal, and business data is often even more valuable. And also liable.
  - ChrisSD 8y ago
    Sure but if the company forces you to use a particular OS then they're the ones who are liable for the results of that decision.