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>Gaming was Windows' last bastion Not by a long shot. Windows-only enterprise software (QuickBooks, SolidWorks, etc.) is the last bastion, and that bastion is
by ziddoap 2y ago
>Gaming was Windows' last bastion
Not by a long shot. Windows-only enterprise software (QuickBooks, SolidWorks, etc.) is the last bastion, and that bastion is going to hold for a long time.
- talldayo 2y agoThe customers of that particular bastion have LTSC, and enough capital to twist Microsoft's arm into including or excluding whatever features they prefer.
- ziddoap 2y agoThis overlooks every small and medium sized business that is locked-in to Windows some way or another. Unless they all band together, their capital is not enough to sway Microsoft at all.
- fxtentacle 2y agoQuickBooks is now mostly a website, we ditched the client-side app a few years ago. But yeah, SolidWorks is notoriously flaky. It doesn't even work OK in a Windows VM. Or on any modern Laptop with discrete GPU.
- ziddoap 2y ago>QuickBooks is now mostly a website, we ditched the client-side app a few years ago. QuickBooks Online is missing so many features of QuickBooks Enterprise that they probably shouldn't even share the same name. Many places I've consulted for are locked-in to Enterprise. They also conveniently void your support if you use a VM, despite VMs working fine.
- The_Colonel 2y agoWhat they likely meant was "for the average user" which is close to truth. Windows of course doesn't go anywhere and will have a significant market share for decades to come. But Linux has come a long way. I'm not even interested in it, and use it because it's the simplest "just works" OS without having to actively defend against various dark patterns and anti-features.