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by estimator7292 65 days ago
Irrelevant. If it's time to stop using windows, all those windows users will have to relearn everything either way. Whether they do it in a windows environment or a linux one doesn't really change the equation.

A sudden lack of software on windows will increase user migration. If we all keep publishing for windows, users will just stay there because their needs are already met.
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yjftsjthsd-h 65 days ago
> If it's time to stop using windows, all those windows users will have to relearn everything either way.

No, that's the thing; they ideally would only need to replace the OS. Many long years ago, when I switched from Windows to Ubuntu (this was back when it was good), part of why it was so easy is because I mostly kept the same applications. If you use eg. Firefox, VLC, open/libreoffice, audacity, etc., then you can install a new OS, reinstall the same applications, and barely have to change anything. That's huge.

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janc_ 63 days ago
And for a company, not having to train people on all new applications at once might be what makes it _practically_ possible at all.
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