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Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016) by matthewmacleod on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @10:55AM (#14088389)
Seconded for the Mac app. The current experience is shameful.
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Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016) by enobrev on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @11:09AM (#14088576)
I have no opinion about their app on those platforms, but as an Ubuntu user, I very much appreciate their electron app.
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Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016) by nojvek on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @11:48AM (#14089139)
Yes, the big companies really don't give a fuck about Linux because it's user share is tiny for the desktop.

The fact that a Microsoft editor works on Linux is amazing. Underlying thanks to Electron.

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Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016) by tommoor on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @11:57AM (#14089275)
The Spotify app is not built on Electron - it's built on CEF and always has been, author was wrong.
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Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016) by tcoff91 on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @01:31PM (#14090375)
Spotify was not always based on Chrome -- the first version came out only a month after Chrome itself first was released.
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