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cesarblast Tuesday at 3:05 PM1 replyview on HN

> Most people want a computer that works with their software. No, "learn the FOSS version" is not a solution.

Why is that argument always applied against Linux, and never against for instance macOS, which also can't run Windows software?


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bachmeierlast Tuesday at 4:11 PM

> Why is that argument always applied against Linux, and never against for instance macOS, which also can't run Windows software?

There's a certain type of technical user that gets joy from coming up with arguments, good, bad, or just pulled out of their butt, explaining why people can't use Linux. I'm not going to spend my day trying to understand people's unusual preferences.