Linux people, *please* understand this. Sometimes people need to run Windows.

They’re allowed to complain about Windows ads, or tracking, or any other enshittification problems, without you saying “use Linux” every time.

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Update: I regret posting this.

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Update 2: I've addressed the most common comments below. I'm muting this thread now. Lesson learned!

https://rubenerd.com/people-who-need-to-run-windows/

Rubenerd

By Ruben Schade in s/Singapore/Sydney/. 🌻

@rubenerd why?

No, I mean, really. Why does someone "have" to use it.

@mirabilos @rubenerd Are you serious? Because of proprietary software that only runs under Windows (not WINE) that I have to use to get a paycheque.

MS Teams (the native client) comes to mind. Not running it could get me fired. MS Outlook (again, the native client with native COM plug-ins) comes a very close second. Web versions are not an option for either product, here, for sound technical/functional reasons.

I greatly enjoy what I do, so I choose to run UNIX on the servers and Windows on my laptop in order to continue getting paid to enjoy doing what I do.

@mirabilos @athompso @rubenerd Optical transport networks exist and somebody needs to run them. ( Thankfully not me. But my work friends certainly do need to. )
@rubenerd @mirabilos @athompso Also too. Nobody likes evangelical anythings. Ever. Y’all are just annoying AF. If I didn’t already not use Linux I’d rage quit it again just to not be associated with your toxic fandom.