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What are some things that Linux can't do, but Windows can? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[โ€“] [email protected] 64 points 11 months ago (4 children)

At this point, that's kinda the wrong question.

I think Linux is just as if not more capable than Windows is, but the software library has some notable gaps in it. "It can't run Adobe/Autodesk/Ubisoft" That's not Linux's fault, that's Adobe/Autodesk/Ubisoft's fault. I don't think there's a technical reason why they couldn't release AutoCAD for Linux, for example.

[โ€“] [email protected] 34 points 11 months ago (1 children)

so, due to those gaps, it currently can't do those things.

This argument boils down to "yes it could, if someone bothered to implement it". Well... nobody has, so it can't

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I think this is a misrepresentation. What more can Linux really do to get companies like this on board? It already has pretty much all anyone would need to support the platform: GUI toolkits, graphics drivers, etc. As far as I can see, Linux provides all the same functionality that other platforms do to support this, and considering that plenty of other companies support Linux just fine (Zoom, Steam, WPS office, etc.), in my opinion, it's unfair to point fingers and say Linux is bad because other actors pointedly ignore it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No one is pointing a finger and saying Linux isn't capable, they're saying it currently cannot run certain programs which is true. Why it can't is irrelevant, to the user it just can't.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

lots of stuff that "windows can do" is due to 3rd party software too.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Thank you! Have my upvote