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[โ€“] msage@programming.dev 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you are tech-savvy and looking for alternatives, you won't use Windows.

[โ€“] rekabis@programming.dev 0 points 2 weeks ago

There are plenty of programs out there which can end up being required for your workflow - as in, that exact program; no exceptions - and yet, have no Linux or even non-Windows version.

Not everything is a platformm-agnostic subscription-based SAAS yet, nor should that ever be the case.