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If they do this - and they have always wanted to - it will open the door for massive development on other platforms. I say this as a Microsoft developer. After
by silverbax88 14y ago
If they do this - and they have always wanted to - it will open the door for massive development on other platforms. I say this as a Microsoft developer. After looking at what's coming, both in the mediocrity of the upcoming OS releases and the push to put everything behind a MSFT wall, I've been actively looking at whether we should be moving primarily to Linux.
- bsphil 14y agoThe only thing keeping me on Windows is the games. If Steam was on Linux with a strong library to back it up, I'd switch right now.
- SkyMarshal 14y agoGames, document formats, workforce familiarity, and pre-existing infrastructure (Exchange, bureaucratic corporate IT depts, etc). Still a fairly large hurdle to overcome, but I'm hoping Valve can at least break down the games one.
- gizmo686 14y agoDocument formats don't seem to be a problem any more. Back when MS switched to .docx people I knew continued using .doc to maintain compatibilty with old versions. I actually got support for the 2007 formats before most of my windows using friends. As long as you change your default file format to the MS one, I don't think you'll run into issues on that front.