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268 points tech234a | 3 comments | 29 Mar 25 04:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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mythz ◴[29 Mar 25 06:23 UTC] No.43513251[source]▶
All these user hostile behavior finally tipped me over the edge last year after I started to get Windows 10 EOL popups. No way I was going to "upgrade" to a ad/spyware/subscription ridden MS marketing platform and be constantly nagged at to try out more of their services.

Moved to a Fedora Desktop, liberating to move back to an conflict-free OS whose primary focus is to serve its users, imagine that.

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atemerev ◴[29 Mar 25 08:15 UTC] No.43513735[source]▶
Windows is a launcher for games, there is no other use for this system (correction: it still runs some specialized professional software that is too expensive to port). And now, even most of the games work on Linux too.
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1. Ylpertnodi ◴[29 Mar 25 08:44 UTC] No.43513868[source]▶
I have lots of windows (mainly music) software that I need, let alone outright purchased, and isn't available on Linux.
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2. atemerev ◴[29 Mar 25 09:30 UTC] No.43514071[source]▶
It is usually available on Macs. Of course, there is still some specialized software for Windows, e.g. many CADs. But all these things are now marginal. If you are a software engineer and use Windows for your work, you are now a minority.
3. herbst ◴[29 Mar 25 11:12 UTC] No.43514532[source]▶
I got into music production again recently. To my surprise most recommended new software is either Linux native or properly ported. See reaper for example.

Many years ago music on Linux was hard, and years behind. Software was limited and the audio driver situation was a mess. But now you get professional software directly in the package manager and choose between several very reliable sound systems and even use the far majority of VST Plugins.