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I'm curious about those using Windows. I can see four main reasons to use it: - You are a "business type" and prefer some app/workflow that you are already fam
by grandalf 15y ago
I'm curious about those using Windows. I can see four main reasons to use it:
- You are a "business type" and prefer some app/workflow that you are already familiar with and don't want to change.
- You used to work at Microsoft and you know it way better than other OSes.
- Your target userbase has strong Windows lock-in so it makes the best business sense to use it.
- You are really into gaming and don't want to dual-boot.
I'm curious if any windows users have any other reasons...
- jaxn 15y agoI primarily use OS X, but I do have a Windows machine that I use for some development. My reason is not in your list: I need to create Windows executables and installers as part of our product and don't know of a way to do that on OS X. If that was a larger part of my development, I would primarily use Windows.
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- nosse 15y agoIt's only OS that can do serious CAD. That's it. Would use linux if I could.
- sbuk 15y agoBy "serious CAD", what do you mean?
- nosse 15y agoSerious CAD could be for example: AutoCAD, Solid Edge, pro/e, Catia, microstation just to name few. ArchiCad doesn't fit my needs as it's practically only for visualizing buildings. Last time I tried VariCad it was unusable due to bugs. And Blender isn't a CAD. I'm currently using Solid Edge.
- bdunbar 15y agoIt was not that long ago that 'serious CAD' and 'Unix' went together like ham and eggs. Then those pesky Windows computers got underfoot and that was all she wrote.
- kprobst 15y agoOr you know, some people simply prefer it.
- flomo 15y ago- You want to buy inexpensive hardware and use familiar commercial software.