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People on HN don't seem to like it when some other companies start their product from one platform.

by fireattack 7y ago

_coveredInBees 7y ago
Nor do they like it when they do support all platforms from day one via an Electron app...
- barkingcat 7y ago
  People on HN don't like anything.
  - XaspR8d 7y ago
    Speaking of which, I'm a little shocked to see a Mozilla thread that doesn't yet mention Pocket or the rebranding or DoH. That must mean we are in a good mood?
    - depr 7y ago
      No, just too busy talking about Linux on desktop!
    - request_id 7y ago
      We're busy prepping to argue about UBI at Thanksgiving dinner.
      - sigspec 7y ago
        Oh man. Now I really want to tell the wife to turn the car around.
  - ddingus 7y ago
    Other people on HN like some things.
  - dang 7y ago
    Look again.
floatingatoll 7y ago
When that platform is Mac, certainly. For some mysterious reason you don't see complaints about Linux-only utilities :)
- bsamuels 7y ago
  you can virtualize linux, you cannot virtualize macos. no, downloading sketchy images or hacking your virtualization software does not count.
  - Terretta 7y ago
    > you cannot virtualize macos. You can, and it’s licensed to. Since Lion: > (iii) to install, use and run up to two (2) additional copies or instances of the Apple Software within virtual operating system environments on each Mac Computer you own or control that is already running the Apple Software. No hassle support page on VMware site: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1000131 https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1000131 EDIT: Amusingly on topic with gist of thread above, anger about a dev tool launched for MacOS, this fact with citations from license and support page from VMware garnered instant down votes.
    - francasso 7y ago
      I wish so much I had the ability to downvote
    - sincerely 7y ago
      Well if you can only virtualize it on a computer that's already running macos I don't know how that's supposed to help.
      - Terretta 7y ago
        You can virtualize on a PC. Whether you may or not, depends whether you believe you own software. And how it helps when you do it on MacOS on Mac hardware is letting you do all the things you virtualize an OS for, from a fine GUI on a decent kernel.
stjohnswarts 7y ago
I think we'd just like to have it labelled "for Mac Only right now"

People on HN don't seem to like it when some other companies start their product from one platform.

_coveredInBees 7y ago

Nor do they like it when they do support all platforms from day one via an Electron app...

barkingcat 7y ago
People on HN don't like anything.
- XaspR8d 7y ago
  Speaking of which, I'm a little shocked to see a Mozilla thread that doesn't yet mention Pocket or the rebranding or DoH. That must mean we are in a good mood?
  - depr 7y ago
    No, just too busy talking about Linux on desktop!
  - request_id 7y ago
    We're busy prepping to argue about UBI at Thanksgiving dinner.
    - sigspec 7y ago
      Oh man. Now I really want to tell the wife to turn the car around.
- ddingus 7y ago
  Other people on HN like some things.
- dang 7y ago
  Look again.

floatingatoll 7y ago

When that platform is Mac, certainly. For some mysterious reason you don't see complaints about Linux-only utilities :)

bsamuels 7y ago
you can virtualize linux, you cannot virtualize macos. no, downloading sketchy images or hacking your virtualization software does not count.
- Terretta 7y ago
  > you cannot virtualize macos. You can, and it’s licensed to. Since Lion: > (iii) to install, use and run up to two (2) additional copies or instances of the Apple Software within virtual operating system environments on each Mac Computer you own or control that is already running the Apple Software. No hassle support page on VMware site: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1000131 https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1000131 EDIT: Amusingly on topic with gist of thread above, anger about a dev tool launched for MacOS, this fact with citations from license and support page from VMware garnered instant down votes.
  - francasso 7y ago
    I wish so much I had the ability to downvote
  - sincerely 7y ago
    Well if you can only virtualize it on a computer that's already running macos I don't know how that's supposed to help.
    - Terretta 7y ago
      You can virtualize on a PC. Whether you may or not, depends whether you believe you own software. And how it helps when you do it on MacOS on Mac hardware is letting you do all the things you virtualize an OS for, from a fine GUI on a decent kernel.

stjohnswarts 7y ago

I think we'd just like to have it labelled "for Mac Only right now"