Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
by einpoklum on Monday November 16, 2020 @04:48PM
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> This suggests that, if given the option, people would buy a computer with Linux preinstalled instead of Windows.
No, what I said does not suggest that.
> no real binary compatibility, for instance, means that you need this army of maintainers and packagers to keep software working.
It's a smaller army than the army you need in order to keep Microsoft Windows working, and even smaller compared to the army you need to keep the Windows software equivalent to what you get as part of a Linux distribution.
> There are an uncountable number of specialized applications for niche workflows available on Windows that are not available on Linux.
No, what I said does not suggest that.
> no real binary compatibility, for instance, means that you need this army of maintainers and packagers to keep software working.
It's a smaller army than the army you need in order to keep Microsoft Windows working, and even smaller compared to the army you need to keep the Windows software equivalent to what you get as part of a Linux distribution.
> There are an uncountable number of specialized applications for niche workflows available on Windows that are not available on Linux.
That's not relevant to my argument.