Try run decade (even years) old binaries on Linux, good luck.
I’ve actually had a case where something old didn’t work on Windows, but was fine on Linux with wine, lol
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Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 1 day ago
Why worse? It’s not a better or worse race.
SW Compatibility? Windows wins hands down. Try run decade (even years) old binaries on Linux, good luck.
Security and privacy? Well🤣… Maybe here Linux wins by a small tad /s.
And so on.
Microsoft focus is on different aspects than Linux, like monetization, lock in, business apps like office, store apps, and who knows what other crap. Linux efforts are usually focused on what is actually needed for a better quality of usage.
On the long run Linux is doomed to success, because Microsoft like all companies will die one day. Linux will never die because it cannot be killed …
Azzu@leminal.space 1 day ago
atro_city@fedia.io 1 day ago
Winblows fanboy spotted.
Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 1 day ago
Are you /s or you didn’t read my post?
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Right, that which is dead can never die.
(I kid, I kid)
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Well, old software doesn’t run on windows anymore.
blackbeans@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Not sure what you mean by old.
10 year old Windows software? Will definitely run.
20 year old Windows software? Will run but might require admin rights or compatibility mode.
30 year old Windows oftware? Might run but probably need a VM.
For Linux the focus is more on improvement, less on compatibility. That’s a deliberate decision.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 day ago
Not true.
It really depends. And I say this as someone who’s spent years in the enterprise software management space.
In the last few years, older software has become less capable of running on Windows. Tried to run a 2006 app the other day and it won’t even install. So had to run it in a VM of Windows 7.
blackbeans@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
What is the application you had issues with?
undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 day ago
Why do you need to run 10-30 year old software? This is a big red flag in my book: if your software can’t be bothered to be upgraded then why would you expect your OS to be?
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Games comes to mind.
blackbeans@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
What is the problem of running 10-30 year old desktop software locally? This is actually very common in some sectors, such as governmental infrastructure or industrial use. It’s not like those applications are reachable from the internet.
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
Sometimes software is just… Done. Feature complete and sometimes still just the best way of doing something. It’s a rare thing, but sometimes happens.
I guess a good example is WordPerfect 6.2 for DOS; it’s to this day a great WYSIWYG word processor, and the most feature complete TUI word processor for people who like distraction free writing, and there are still proponents meticulously documenting how to get it working and integrated with modern OS’s so that it can access modern printers.