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No, I don’t agree. And Linux does run Windows software and games; I use this ability all the time. Are there really people who read that and think “ALL Windows

No, I don’t agree. And Linux does run Windows software and games; I use this ability all the time. Are there really people who read that and think “ALL Windows software and games” is implied? Bizarre to me.

rwc 1y ago
Yes. If you say you’re compatible with Windows software and games, my expectation as a user is that everything “just works”.
- thoroughburro 1y ago
  You changed the phrase from “runs Windows software and games” to “compatible with Windows software and games”. I’m talking about the former phrase. The latter does imply more, but I didn’t say it; you did.
  - sshine 1y ago
    You're arguing about average assumptions. Your biases are leaning in different directions. Running Windows software on Linux requires a bit of domain knowledge; e.g. Wine, Lutris, Proton. E.g. which software actually works really well, which software works with tweaks, and which software largely works but you need to avoid certain features. The fact that you need to install special software, and it isn't some core OS compatibility layer like 32-bit support makes it lean towards "runs Windows software and games" being a little ambitious. It's not a perfect user story, that's all.
- homebrewer 1y ago
  By your definition, Windows is not compatible with Windows.
  - echoangle 1y ago
    Yes, some windows versions aren’t compatible with other windows versions. That’s not a contradiction.
treyd 1y ago
If you wrote a function in a dynamically typed language and the documentation said "this accepts integers", but actually it crashed if you gave a prime integer and you only expected people to give it composite integers, people would say that the documentation was inaccurate.
echelon 1y ago
It doesn't even matter if you're right. 0.0001% of users will use this. It's a non-starter. The only solution to this problem is antitrust enforcement against Google.

rwc 1y ago

Yes. If you say you’re compatible with Windows software and games, my expectation as a user is that everything “just works”.

thoroughburro 1y ago
You changed the phrase from “runs Windows software and games” to “compatible with Windows software and games”. I’m talking about the former phrase. The latter does imply more, but I didn’t say it; you did.
- sshine 1y ago
  You're arguing about average assumptions. Your biases are leaning in different directions. Running Windows software on Linux requires a bit of domain knowledge; e.g. Wine, Lutris, Proton. E.g. which software actually works really well, which software works with tweaks, and which software largely works but you need to avoid certain features. The fact that you need to install special software, and it isn't some core OS compatibility layer like 32-bit support makes it lean towards "runs Windows software and games" being a little ambitious. It's not a perfect user story, that's all.
homebrewer 1y ago
By your definition, Windows is not compatible with Windows.
- echoangle 1y ago
  Yes, some windows versions aren’t compatible with other windows versions. That’s not a contradiction.

treyd 1y ago

If you wrote a function in a dynamically typed language and the documentation said "this accepts integers", but actually it crashed if you gave a prime integer and you only expected people to give it composite integers, people would say that the documentation was inaccurate.

echelon 1y ago

It doesn't even matter if you're right. 0.0001% of users will use this. It's a non-starter. The only solution to this problem is antitrust enforcement against Google.