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Re:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it by searchableguy on Saturday May 02, 2020 @12:40PM (#23052909)
That boat sailed long ago. Windows has a pretty decent linux subsystem now. Even devs that were hardcore linux enthusiasts moved to windows.

The benefit of linux is that it doesn't force stuff on you that you can't disable compared to windows. If you take that away, there are very little reasons for any normal user to move.

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Re:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it by alrs on Saturday May 02, 2020 @12:49PM (#23052999)
ehhhh, I've never seen a hardcore Linux developer move to Windows. WSL exists to sunset Windows-based development, not the other way around.

Windows Server gets to exist so long as it acts as a funnel into Azure. Someday it will be sold off to Wipro, a la VMS or OS/2.

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Re:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it by indigodaddy on Saturday May 02, 2020 @01:29PM (#23053374)
Windows Server won’t be getting “sold off.” I’m not sure you understand just how entrenched Windows Server is in the Enterprise and just about every Fortune 500 company out there, including huge telecoms and ISPs. MS still makes a ton of money off Server, and most of the companies/Enterprise using Server aren’t even thinking about Azure.
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Re:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it by alrs on Sunday May 03, 2020 @04:32PM (#23061649)
This is exactly the argument that was being made about Netware in 1994, or OS/2 in 1996, or Solaris in 2005.

I'm well aware of how important Windows Server was in the enterprise, and I'm aware of how far it has fallen.

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Re:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it by screamingninja on Saturday May 02, 2020 @02:25PM (#23053790)
> Even devs that were hardcore linux enthusiasts moved to windows.

Is this a personal opinion or pure speculation?

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Re:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it by searchableguy on Saturday May 02, 2020 @03:11PM (#23054128)
Just saw it within my circle.
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Re:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it by stOneskull on Saturday May 02, 2020 @04:05PM (#23054501)
I think dual booting is still the way. Gets the best out of linux and eliminates headaches. Boot up times are so fast these days, in and out of the OSs almost as fast as logging in and out.
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