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If their favorite apps only run on Windows and Windows is no longer a viable solution, the logical conclusion is that they need to switch to a viable operating
by tinus_hn 3y ago
If their favorite apps only run on Windows and Windows is no longer a viable solution, the logical conclusion is that they need to switch to a viable operating system and give up on their favorite apps and try out new ones.
The only alternative is to cling to an old, unsupported, insecure version of Windows, until there is no more hardware that can run it and they need to migrate anyway. I’m really not interested in providing support for people that choose that option so it doesn’t bother me in the least.
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago>and Windows is no longer a viable solution yes, but that's for each individual user to judge for themselves whether Windows is still viable for them or not, not you or the HN mob.
- vorpalhex 3y agoWell I was gonna propose each HN user go door to door and began seizing peoples computers and forcefully installing ubuntu on them.. but shucks, maybe we should stick to just telling people how awful Windows is and that valid options that let them still play games exist and are free.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoExcuse me sir, would you have a moment to discuss about our lord and savior, Richard Stallman?
- tinus_hn 3y agoAs long as those users do their own tech support, don’t cause trouble on my internet due to the unpatched security holes in their ‘viable’ operating system and don’t demand the apps I use are dragged down trying to limp along with their obsolete systems, they can do whatever they want.
- yrro 3y agoWhy not pay someone to port your favourite apps over to another operating system>
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoWhy not use them on the operating system they already work on?
- yrro 3y agoMy assumption is that "their favorite apps only run on Windows and Windows is no longer a viable solution"
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoThat was a hypothetical scenario. How are you gonna pay Adobe to port their stuff to Linux?
- yrro 3y agoThis is the downside of single-vendor proprietary solutions.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoSure, but a lot of those single vendor proprietary solutions put food on the table for a lot of families and businesses. I have aa friend who makes a living by being a tech youtuber in my country. He's deep in the Adobe ecosystem and used to rock Ryzen + Nvidia PCs for video workstations and switched to Mac Studios. He knows how to use Linux but he said he's not gonna put the livelihood of his company and family on jerry-rigged solutions of Linux + FOSS video editing software, and instead just pays Adobe their king's ransome for that piece of mind and security.
- yrro 3y ago> a lot of those single vendor proprietary solutions put food on the table for a lot of families and businesses Did I say otherwise?