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Re:IrfanView by typon on Saturday March 30, 2024 @02:12PM (#39877200)
The "enshittification" of computing. The Windows 11 default Photo Viewer has probably 20% of the features of IrfanView - and the problem is that normal users don't know a better tool exists for free if they need those extra features. As the resident techie in my house I get asked by people to do simple things like overlay text in a certain style or print a photo with a particular resolution or print multiple photos etc. and these tasks are just harder or impossible with the default tools
Re:IrfanView by broast on Saturday March 30, 2024 @02:28PM (#39877347)
I'm guessing even if they knew the tool existed they would still rather ask you to do it. Not everyone wants to understand computers or download programs
Re:IrfanView by copperx on Saturday March 30, 2024 @02:51PM (#39877545)
More importantly, not everybody wants to be entirely self reliant. They're ok with small task delegation.
Re:IrfanView by cellularmitosis on Saturday March 30, 2024 @03:10PM (#39877674)
Sometimes you don’t realize things about yourself until someone else puts it into words. Thank you, internet stranger