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[–] Squeak@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (3 children)

As much as everyone pushes Linux, it’s not a suitable replacement in a lot of scenarios

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

But it is a suitable replacement in a lot of scenarios. Most scenarios. The only time it isn’t is in niche specialty situations.

[–] Drummyralf@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The problem is mostly that those niches count up, so that quite a lot of people fit in one of those niches.

I happen to fit in 3 niches at the same time: VR, Music and Professional design.

VR? No linux. Music production? Depending on your VSTs, No linux. Playing Music live? Depending on VSTs, No linux. Professional design? No Linux.

I currently actively trying to switch to Linux, despite its apparant shortcomings in above applications. It's quite the challenge. Wine seems to install quite some stuff, but from what I've read it's a crabshoot if stuff breaks after every update...

[–] Squeak@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Not really. Adobe creative cloud is used my almost all graphic/media professionals, yet doesn’t work on Linux… that’s not very niche

[–] bamboo@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

And fwiw, most computer users still aren’t Adobe CC users.

[–] Dagamant@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

That is a niche. its a large niche, but its still a niche.

[–] TunaCowboy@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

~~graphic/media professionals~~ adobe users

[–] Drummyralf@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Although it's a bloated mess, it's the standard for a reason. Affinity is starting to catch up, but the complete Adobe suite has no real competition.

[–] moon@lemmy.cafe 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It is in far more situations that it isn't

Nothing productive mentioning the situations it can't do while ignoring the massive amount of situations it can do far better

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

What are some of these scenarios?