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tambourine_manyesterday at 4:27 PM1 replyview on HN

Not everyone uses Electron apps exclusively.

The cross platform scene is much different these days. Electron apps suck, but at least they suck equally across all platforms. And there are many Electron apps.

But a lot of people rely on Adobe, Microsoft or Windows-only, Mac-only apps. I don’t see that changing anytime soon, unfortunately.


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observationistyesterday at 5:00 PM

Breaking free is easier than ever. You don't need walled gardens.

AI is making handling the edge cases that kept people locked in almost trivial. Any workflow, custom spreadsheet, specific OS-only app can be worked around, easily. Staying stuck on Apple or Microsoft is a choice - they're no longer returning value concurrent with the money they charge.

You're free to continue giving them money, but the reasons to do so make less and less sense each day that goes by.

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