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by lostgame 1104 days ago
Hah. Way too misread the room, are they serious?

Who even develops Windows-exclusive apps these days, anyway? Even the average user these days seems to find it simply abhorrent.

It's so simple to create cross-platform applications these days, there's literally no excuse.

I can't imagine the thought process that went behind this beyond greed and profit, a little mind-numbing.
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mynameisvlad 1104 days ago
Image burning is certainly more involved than your run of the mill cross-platform Electron app. It likely uses lower-level system calls that might not even be possible in most cross-platform frameworks. Additionally, the screenshots make clear mention of a driver, something that would certainly be different depending on the OS.

You simply assumed there is "no excuse" because you couldn't think of one, but you weren't in the room when the decision was made, and don't know the reasonings behind it. My blurb above could certainly have been one of several reasons brought up.

You can choose not to agree with the decision, that's fine, but you're attributing a whole lot of malice to what is ultimately a decision they made based on factors which you are not privy to.

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lelanthran 1104 days ago
> It likely uses lower-level system calls that might not even be possible in most cross-platform frameworks.

So? I made a Qt-based low-level flashing utility at a previous job. Or do you consider C++ callign C functions not low-level enough?

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mynameisvlad 1104 days ago
I mean, my "so" was quite clearly outlined.

> You simply assumed there is "no excuse" because you couldn't think of one, but you weren't in the room when the decision was made, and don't know the reasonings behind it. My blurb above could certainly have been one of several reasons brought up.

Just because you did it doesn't mean everyone knows how to do it. And that was my entire point.

Maybe you should offer your services to them.

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WheatMillington 1104 days ago
Greed and profit? You can't honestly believe these were the motivation behind this decision, can you? That is honestly your most generous take?
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