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briantrumpet
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OK, thanks.
PurplePenguin
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Apple used to only allow apps from their store whereas Android allowed all apps from anywhere. This was subject to some sort of EU legal battle where Apple has been forced to open up a bit. I'm not sure of the current status.
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briantrumpet
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Psamathe
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Yes and no and doesn't matter.
Yes. I have a fair number of apps that are not from the Apple App Store.
Why would most developers not use the App Store. Apple do charge quite high commission on payments through the App Store (but they also provide quite a few services with that) but if a developer isn't happy about that commission then make the app free (Apple Commission=$0) and charge externally. I have quite a few apps on my iPhone from the App Store free (Apple get $0) yet I pay the developer directly (developer gets 100%). I also have several apps that take money through the App Store but where the developer has granted me free access (ie subscription but without charge). It's not difficult and does not involve dodgy back doors eg Adobe Lightroom free on App Store (Apple get $0) yet Adobe charge quite a bit but outside App Store. It is actually a very flexible system; could be improved but many developers grumble about it yet make full use of it without looking at alternatives.
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briantrumpet
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Just read this thread about someone installing Linux, and it leaves me very happy I just put up with the mostly minor annoyances of Windows.
https://bsky.app/profile/nickharkaway.com/post/3meebmdvj6c2p
Thread assembled for non-Blueskyers.
https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:7bdyw3t7ynnirri4m3dr3bjm/post/3meebmdvj6c2p
https://bsky.app/profile/nickharkaway.com/post/3meebmdvj6c2p
Thread assembled for non-Blueskyers.
https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:7bdyw3t7ynnirri4m3dr3bjm/post/3meebmdvj6c2p
ebikeerwidnes
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Sort of - I needed to get used to a version of Linux for a system I was implementing at the school I was working at
I didn't have a test system at work that I could use for a long period of time and not worry if it all went horribly wrong
It was something to do with a library control system initially but that proved to have problems
I then found something else that would be useful at the school - some sort of control system but I can;t remember the details (I retired a while ago!) - it might have been the central point for the wifi system
I ended up having a virtual system on the "IT Technician's computer" which had several systems running that I used to manage the IT systems in the school and would warn me if anything went wrong
As far as Geek goes - before I worked in school I worked at a low level on the computer systems for a big company - so I could have been described as a Geek - but a professional one
so I was used to "proper " operating systems so Linux was something that I preferred to Windows as it was closer to the systems I had worked on previously
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Ianonabike
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I tried Ubuntu for about 5 minutes once, because I came into possession of a cheap laptop that ran on Windows and was feeling uncharacteristically adventurous, but went running back to my Mac. I'm not an Apple fanboy, it's just what I'm used to.
For a long time my wife and I were a mixed OS household. She finally ended up with a Mac, too. As I recall, she went into mourning when Microsoft moved on from XP, as well as growing tired of the virus protection racket.
For a long time my wife and I were a mixed OS household. She finally ended up with a Mac, too. As I recall, she went into mourning when Microsoft moved on from XP, as well as growing tired of the virus protection racket.
Rusty Nails
Country Member
I use my five year old laptop for browsing, photo storage, word processing and some spreadsheet stuff for my finances. Very little streaming.
I have both Ubuntu and Windows (Ubuntu installed by my son). I prefer using Ubuntu and find the time for Windows updates annoying, but appreciate this might not reflect the experience of those who use more technical applications.
I have both Ubuntu and Windows (Ubuntu installed by my son). I prefer using Ubuntu and find the time for Windows updates annoying, but appreciate this might not reflect the experience of those who use more technical applications.
icowden
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To be honest, unless you are looking for dodgy content, there's very little chance of getting a virus.
ebikeerwidnes
Über Member
I tried using Linux at one point
I even needed it for a while when I was trying to assess some different types of software for work (a school) and some of the options ran on Linux
As a result I had a dual boot at home that defaulted to one version of Linux or other - it varied as I was trying several
Eventually I ended up with my normal Windows laptop
and a desktop on Ubuntu
I have needed Windows for most of my last career because the school I worked in always "had to have" Windows
trying to get teachers to convert to Open Office would just be too much and Linux would cause mass panic!!!
I did try to convert all my teaching stuff onto Open Office as an experiment and i just found it was easier to stay on Microsoft Office
The extra cost of Microsoft - being about £8 for a lifetime licence of an old version - just means that it is not worth the effort of moving things - even though I could now that I am retired
As far as Linux is concerned - there has always been something that needed WIndows
either a game or an application that I needed/wanted and Linux would not do
even some website that I tried in my "try to do everything on Linux" days needed Windows for some parts fo them
Don't ask for details - it was a few years ago and I can't remember - but there were several annoying things that always demanded windows and I could not get round
I even needed it for a while when I was trying to assess some different types of software for work (a school) and some of the options ran on Linux
As a result I had a dual boot at home that defaulted to one version of Linux or other - it varied as I was trying several
Eventually I ended up with my normal Windows laptop
and a desktop on Ubuntu
I have needed Windows for most of my last career because the school I worked in always "had to have" Windows
trying to get teachers to convert to Open Office would just be too much and Linux would cause mass panic!!!
I did try to convert all my teaching stuff onto Open Office as an experiment and i just found it was easier to stay on Microsoft Office
The extra cost of Microsoft - being about £8 for a lifetime licence of an old version - just means that it is not worth the effort of moving things - even though I could now that I am retired
As far as Linux is concerned - there has always been something that needed WIndows
either a game or an application that I needed/wanted and Linux would not do
even some website that I tried in my "try to do everything on Linux" days needed Windows for some parts fo them
Don't ask for details - it was a few years ago and I can't remember - but there were several annoying things that always demanded windows and I could not get round