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I doubt M$ can displace linux at this point for anything but consumption. To produce value you need to get away from bloat, not embrace it. Linux has it's pro

I doubt M$ can displace linux at this point for anything but consumption. To produce value you need to get away from bloat, not embrace it. Linux has it's problems too, but it's open; so we can fix them. Microsoft can't be fixed.

ehutch79 3y ago
What’s the replacement for after effects? All those vsts, or the DAWs they run in.
- spintin 3y ago
  After Effects and DAWs, yes thank you for proving my point.
  - ehutch79 3y ago
    That all windows can best linux at is consumption? There's a lot of production software that maybe runs under wine/proton/etc with a lot of work. How does that prove your point? This stuff doesn't have really viable alternatives, that people who use it as a day job really would consider an alternative.
ehutch79 3y ago
Then there’s stuff like solid works. Also, here’s an experiment for you, pull some random 50 something from an Hr or accounting department, sit them in front of a laptop and have them do their job on Linux.
- spintin 3y ago
  Dassault and HR, yes thanks for proving my point.
- znpy 3y ago
  Most software is executed through the browser nowadays so most of those 50 something wouldn’t notice any difference.
  - ehutch79 3y ago
    Not really relevant if they can't figure out why wifi isn't connecting again. Answers like 'you just need to open the terminal and run....' don't work.
    - robocat 3y ago
      Pick a reliable WiFi vendor on Linux and you have less problem on Linux than your average windows machine crap. It's not like Windows has a working [fix WiFi] button.
    - znpy 3y ago
      I haven’t fiddled with wpa_supplicant in years, literally. It’s not 2006 anymore unless you’re using one of those dumb linux distros. Anything Ubuntu- or Fedora- based will most likely work out of the box.
  - hulitu 3y ago
    > Most software is executed through the browser nowadays For values of "most" between 15% to 25% for an EE.
- fortran77 3y ago
  I'm 61, Hey @Dang -- why do you permit this disgusting ageism to go unchecked on Hacker News?

ehutch79 3y ago

What’s the replacement for after effects? All those vsts, or the DAWs they run in.

spintin 3y ago
After Effects and DAWs, yes thank you for proving my point.
- ehutch79 3y ago
  That all windows can best linux at is consumption? There's a lot of production software that maybe runs under wine/proton/etc with a lot of work. How does that prove your point? This stuff doesn't have really viable alternatives, that people who use it as a day job really would consider an alternative.

ehutch79 3y ago

Then there’s stuff like solid works. Also, here’s an experiment for you, pull some random 50 something from an Hr or accounting department, sit them in front of a laptop and have them do their job on Linux.

spintin 3y ago
Dassault and HR, yes thanks for proving my point.
znpy 3y ago
Most software is executed through the browser nowadays so most of those 50 something wouldn’t notice any difference.
- ehutch79 3y ago
  Not really relevant if they can't figure out why wifi isn't connecting again. Answers like 'you just need to open the terminal and run....' don't work.
  - robocat 3y ago
    Pick a reliable WiFi vendor on Linux and you have less problem on Linux than your average windows machine crap. It's not like Windows has a working [fix WiFi] button.
  - znpy 3y ago
    I haven’t fiddled with wpa_supplicant in years, literally. It’s not 2006 anymore unless you’re using one of those dumb linux distros. Anything Ubuntu- or Fedora- based will most likely work out of the box.
- hulitu 3y ago
  > Most software is executed through the browser nowadays For values of "most" between 15% to 25% for an EE.
fortran77 3y ago
I'm 61, Hey @Dang -- why do you permit this disgusting ageism to go unchecked on Hacker News?