Subj : Re: Atari 400; meh.
To   : Ewing
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri Jul 28 2023 08:36:07

  Re: Re: Atari 400; meh.
  By: Ewing to Nightfox on Fri Jul 28 2023 11:12 am

 Ew> I hate it. The flat interfaces and the massive oversimplification of the
 Ew> GUIs are doing my head in.

 Ew> Just being able to run an app on my Mac where the developer hasn't paid
 Ew> Apple for a certificate is painful and don't even get me started on
 Ew> Windows 11.

Mac developers now need to pay Apple for a certificate for their software to run on Mac OS?  That seems overly draconian..  We have a couple of Macs where I work and I hadn't noticed that, but I guess that's another reason I won't plan on buying a Mac any time soon.

 Ew> If it weren't for a few apps I use daily that only run on Windows and Mac
 Ew> I would have probably given Linux on the desktop another try (something I
 Ew> haven't done in 20 years).

I've been seriously considering using mainly Linux for quite a while.  My main OS at home is Windows, due to the software I often use (which includes some games)..  For gaming, I've heard some good progress has been made to allow Windows games to run on Linux, though I've had problems with a couple of them.  A recent game I've played recently is Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, and I have a feeling that probably won't run in Linux..  Also, there are some photo and video editing programs I use for Windows that aren't available for Linux.

Nightfox
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