There are perfectly valid reasons not to switch to Linux. Many people could switch, which is why encouraging switching is fine, but when the entire work environment is in Windows, or they need specific software that does not work properly (or at all) on Linux, fully switching is not an option. I love me a “Windows Bad, Linux Good” meme, don’t get me wrong, but that is a meme at the end of the day. Reality is often much more nuanced, and this is no exception.
anyone who needs microsoft office. or the adobe suite. or visual studio. or autoCAD. or…
there’s a lot of professional creation software that’s not on linux. and yes, we have alternatives, and they’re cool, but they don’t work for everyone.
How many valid reasons are there not to switch and then continue to whine about Windows while still expecting sympathy?
This isn’t a “Windows bad, Linux good” meme. This is a meme fighting back at the other thread’s assertion that being less than sympathetic and accepting of their toxic learned helplessness – while they continue to support companies that attack our rights, BTW – somehow makes us the bad guys.
There are perfectly valid reasons not to switch to Linux. Many people could switch, which is why encouraging switching is fine, but when the entire work environment is in Windows, or they need specific software that does not work properly (or at all) on Linux, fully switching is not an option. I love me a “Windows Bad, Linux Good” meme, don’t get me wrong, but that is a meme at the end of the day. Reality is often much more nuanced, and this is no exception.
How many people have such work envs?
I hate that people (not you) keep saying “Linux is for tech people only” and “My workflow is super Windows specific”.
Like is both are true, fine, but that must be like 0.1% of users.
Anyone dependent on Adobe suite.
At least 90% of the companies are like that.
anyone who needs microsoft office. or the adobe suite. or visual studio. or autoCAD. or…
there’s a lot of professional creation software that’s not on linux. and yes, we have alternatives, and they’re cool, but they don’t work for everyone.
Office is online nowadays…
And what is the percentage of users who need such specific software?
like nearly every single work environment
How many valid reasons are there not to switch and then continue to whine about Windows while still expecting sympathy?
This isn’t a “Windows bad, Linux good” meme. This is a meme fighting back at the other thread’s assertion that being less than sympathetic and accepting of their toxic learned helplessness – while they continue to support companies that attack our rights, BTW – somehow makes us the bad guys.
For some people, using windows in a VM might also be a good fallback, specially for older and/or lightweight software.
Anything to do with hw, non-steam gaming or heavy applications might be a hit or miss