Literally the only thing missing is the fact that developers still go out of their way to support windows. If windows’ proliferation taught you anything, it should be that the people will follow the tools, wherever they happen to be.
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irmadlad@lemmy.world 2 days agoWindows is a dead end at this point. Start planning your escape to Linux before the cage door starts closing
That sounds ominous. What cage door is closing? I mean, you and a majority of people here, would agree with you. But I don’t see Windows going away…at least not in the foreseeable future. In as much as Linux has made some great strides, I don’t see it being a Windows replacement for a global population, in the foreseeable future either.
cockmushroom@reddthat.com 2 days ago
irmadlad@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Of course devs cater to Windows. 1 Billion + user base that are consumers. Why not target the biggest market share? I still use Linux, Mac, and Windows, although the latter is a ‘crippled’ version…very heavily modified. Until I can find a Linux version of BlueBeam that matches it feature for feature, then I’ll stick with using Windows, But I’ve never viewed it as a competition. It may seem shocking but I have no real preference other than what it takes to get the job done without handing over all your data. Linux makes that easier, but Windows can be tailored to do pretty much the same. It just takes a lot more work.
cecilkorik@piefed.ca 2 days ago
It’s being built inch by inch. You won’t even know it’s there until you realize you can’t squeeze through it anymore. The trend is extremely obvious: TPM, Secure boot, Windows Store UWP applications, forced updates without consent, or intentional opt-outs that conveniently get ignored or forgotten when it’s convenient for Microsoft to force something. They are intent on taking full control of PCs and locking them down exactly the same way Android phones are locked down, they will follow a few footsteps behind what Android is doing now by preventing third-party apps and app stores, but it’s obviously coming, because they are on exactly the same path for exactly the same reasons.
I don’t imagine we can save everybody either. But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth trying. The more they tighten their grip, the more will slip through their fingers, and all I care about is that the rebellion against Windows grows large enough to survive indefinitely, if not thrive.
irmadlad@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Didn’t down vote you but…in general, people follow trends and Windows has been trending for quite a while. Also, people like convenience and I don’t think you will wrest the convenience of Windows out of their hands no matter how much you try to steer them.
cecilkorik@piefed.ca 2 days ago
I have actively and deliberately chosen not to be the kind of person who just “gives up” anymore so I’m not really sure what it is you’re trying to convince me of, but I don’t think it’s going to change the direction of my efforts. The steering must continue, and even if the ship goes down anyway, it will go down with me still at the helm.
irmadlad@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m not trying to convince you of anything. Succinctly:
None of them are a complete solution for me, and for a lot of people actually. So, until the day when I have one OS that does everything I want it to do, I am forced to use all three of the major OS. I realize that goes against the grain of the anti-Windows coalition, but that is reality.