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Re: For The Gamers

Subject Re: For The Gamers
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From CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge>
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Date 2024-12-21 18:18 -0500

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Le 2024-12-21 à 17:36, RonB a écrit :
> On 2024-12-21, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
>> Le 2024-12-21 à 14:02, rbowman a écrit :
>>> https://www.wired.com/story/2024-was-the-year-the-bottom-fell-out-of-the-
>>> games-industry/
>>>
>>> I'd seen a few articles but never paid much attention. RPI put a lot of
>>> effort into their video game degree program and thought the spinoffs might
>>> revitalize the upstate NY economy. I wonder if they missed the boat or if
>>> the industry will spring back?
>>>
>>> Linux: who really cares if games run on Linux? It's a serious OS for
>>> serious people.
>>
>> If it were a serious operating system for serious people, businesses and
>> academic institutions would be willing to run it, and invest in the
>> people necessary to troubleshoot it. Instead, both have realized that
>> its free cost does not result in savings of any kind because the
>> problems it causes often can't be resolved by even the most gifted of
>> technical staff. That's why they use Windows, even with the security issues.
> 
> The reason they use Windows is because it runs Microsoft Office (and
> businesses are "married" to this crap)

They do use Microsoft Office but there is no denying that it is superior 
to what's available to Linux. Perhaps WPS Office can compete at some 
level, but most people I know who use spreadsheet software say that 
LibreOffice is sorely lacking in the functionality they use daily. 
Additionally, they say that the functionality it does provide is nowhere 
near the level of Microsoft's.

> and Microsoft's has leverage with the
> computer manufacturers.

All of the blackmail of the early years worked wonders here, I'm sure. 
Until the late 90s, competitors had much better software than what 
Microsoft was selling but it didn't matter because of how strongly 
Microsoft tied those companies to its products in the 80s.

> Monopolies have a lot of inertia that's hard to
> overcome. But you'll note that, for development purposes, Microsoft is now
> including Linux in Windows. There's a reason for that. And, as software
> moves to the "rental" phase and more and more of the applications move to
> the "Cloud", there will be less and less necessity to use Windows.
> 
> It will take a while though.

I'm sure that Linux is better for development. It has to be. However, 
all the programmers I know love to use Microsoft's tools including .net 
and DirectX. I have say to hear one programmer tell me that he enjoys or 
wants to program in Linux. I'm not saying that it can't be done; I'm 
saying they appreciate how easy Microsoft makes it.

-- 
CrudeSausage

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For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-21 19:02 +0000
  Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-21 14:42 -0500
    Re: For The Gamers Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2024-12-21 20:43 +0000
      Re: For The Gamers Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2024-12-21 22:09 +0000
        Re: For The Gamers Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2024-12-21 22:20 +0000
          Re: For The Gamers Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2024-12-21 17:25 -0500
            Re: For The Gamers Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2024-12-22 10:05 +0000
          Re: For The Gamers DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2024-12-21 23:08 -0500
      Re: For The Gamers Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2024-12-21 19:20 -0600
      Re: For The Gamers DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2024-12-21 22:45 -0500
      Re: For The Gamers Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-12-22 08:30 -0500
      Re: For The Gamers DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-07 22:05 -0500
        Re: For The Gamers Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-07 22:21 -0500
        Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-08 09:12 -0500
          Re: For The Gamers chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-01-09 07:17 -0600
            Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-09 10:39 -0500
              Re: For The Gamers chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-01-11 08:15 -0600
                Re: For The Gamers Farley Flud <fflud@gnu.rocks> - 2025-01-11 18:34 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-01-11 19:31 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Farley Flud <fflud@gnu.rocks> - 2025-01-11 19:51 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-01-11 21:35 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-01-11 17:47 -0600
                Re: For The Gamers pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-01-12 01:16 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-12 01:36 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-01-12 11:12 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-12 20:39 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-01-11 19:53 -0600
                Re: For The Gamers Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-12 13:35 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-01-12 15:58 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Farley Flud <fflud@gnu.rocks> - 2025-01-12 16:21 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-12 09:08 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-12 09:48 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-01-12 16:09 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-11 16:44 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-11 13:40 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-01-11 16:50 -0600
                Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-01-11 17:58 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-12 01:51 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-01-12 06:31 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-11 21:04 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-01-12 07:35 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-01-12 13:05 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-12 09:43 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-01-12 16:01 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-01-12 11:36 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-12 20:32 +0000
    Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-21 22:36 +0000
      Re: For The Gamers snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2024-12-21 22:48 +0000
        Re: For The Gamers Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2024-12-21 18:05 -0500
        Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-22 05:25 +0000
          Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-22 06:06 +0000
            Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-22 07:39 -0500
              Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-23 06:30 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-23 08:37 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-24 09:17 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-23 11:55 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-24 09:44 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-24 19:14 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-12-25 06:53 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-27 17:35 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-27 17:54 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-28 02:42 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-27 22:18 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-28 07:15 +0000
      Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-21 18:18 -0500
        Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-22 05:30 +0000
          Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-22 06:03 +0000
            Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-22 08:33 +0000
              Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-22 09:39 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-23 06:00 +0000
          Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-22 07:22 -0500
            Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-23 06:21 +0000
              Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-23 11:51 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-24 09:39 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-24 19:00 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-27 17:51 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-28 02:41 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-27 22:05 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-28 07:14 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-28 08:28 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-29 07:45 +0000
                Re: For The Gamers Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-29 07:27 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-29 21:23 +0000
    Re: For The Gamers chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2024-12-21 18:50 -0600
      Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-22 07:14 -0500
        Re: For The Gamers chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2024-12-22 10:40 -0600
          Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-22 11:54 -0500
            Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-23 06:12 +0000
          Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-23 06:11 +0000
            Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-23 11:43 -0500
        Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-23 06:10 +0000
          Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-23 11:42 -0500
        Re: For The Gamers -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2024-12-23 06:29 -0500
          Re: For The Gamers Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-12-23 07:51 -0500
            Re: For The Gamers -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2024-12-23 19:18 -0500
  Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-21 22:31 +0000
  Re: For The Gamers vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2024-12-21 23:35 +0000
    Re: For The Gamers chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2024-12-21 18:52 -0600
    Re: For The Gamers Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2024-12-22 10:09 +0000
      Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-22 07:42 -0500
        Re: For The Gamers Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2024-12-22 12:57 +0000
        Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-23 06:04 +0000
          Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-23 08:28 +0000
            Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-23 12:01 -0500
          Re: For The Gamers CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-12-23 11:38 -0500
            Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-24 09:31 +0000
              Re: For The Gamers rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-24 19:04 +0000
              Re: For The Gamers Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2024-12-27 17:47 -0500
                Re: For The Gamers RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2024-12-28 02:27 +0000

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