A Common Trend (Score: 1) by venkman@pipedot.org on 2014-09-23 22:18 (#2SVC) Unfortunately, this is a trend. I know from my industry, R&D is being cut. As the summary points out, short-term this is great because you reduce the headcount and sales of your current products are unaffected, but what happens when someone else comes along with a better value? If only someone could package a nice GNU/Linux or BSD that offered the average consumer a better value than Windows... Re: A Common Trend (Score: 1) by ploling@pipedot.org on 2014-09-24 02:58 (#2SVR) If only someone could package a nice GNU/Linux or BSD that offered the average consumer a better value than Windows...This is so alien to me, what is missing? What magical awesomeness have I missed out on during the last decade thus depriving my life of joy and laughter and all things good?Photoshop? Nah it can't be that, I mean it has to be something really impressive and I haven't even bothered installing Krita yet although I'm planning to (I do have InkScape and GIMP though). Nerflix? Don't use it but it's coming now isn't it? Games? The Steam is picking up but I don't need that either. Skype? Didn't Microsoft just kill that everywhere anyway?What hidden gems are you hoarding Venkman! You better tell us or we'll slobber you :D
Re: A Common Trend (Score: 1) by ploling@pipedot.org on 2014-09-24 02:58 (#2SVR) If only someone could package a nice GNU/Linux or BSD that offered the average consumer a better value than Windows...This is so alien to me, what is missing? What magical awesomeness have I missed out on during the last decade thus depriving my life of joy and laughter and all things good?Photoshop? Nah it can't be that, I mean it has to be something really impressive and I haven't even bothered installing Krita yet although I'm planning to (I do have InkScape and GIMP though). Nerflix? Don't use it but it's coming now isn't it? Games? The Steam is picking up but I don't need that either. Skype? Didn't Microsoft just kill that everywhere anyway?What hidden gems are you hoarding Venkman! You better tell us or we'll slobber you :D