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Linux Desktop Market share reaches 3.08% (gs.statcounter.com)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml
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[–] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Many of today's applications are now just web apps. The proportion of actual native applications that users run has been shrinking for a while, and so the differenced in native application support become less important.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    That's exactly what he said, and then he also said except for industry-specific software like video editing, graphic design, etc, where big companies don't offer a Linux version and the alternatives aren't quite up to par. It's true there's Offcie 365 online but it's still subpar compared to the real deal, like if you're a PowerPoint or Excel power user or really need Access or another specialized program.

    I'm all for Linux, these big companies have just eaten a lot of the market and refuse to play nice.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    except for industry-specific software like video editing

    Unless you're referring to Abode directly, the video and VFX industry has a much bigger presence on Linux.

    All the major software offerings (except for Adobe) not only have Linux versions, but some are also first-class offerings on Linux.

    Ok, I don't actually know if it's "all", but it's definitely most.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    It's been a few decades since I got into it, but can you tell me the best Linux alternatives to Adobe Premiere / After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and AVID? I've tried a few and they tend to have problems with crashing and overall limited functionality.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Probably the best alternative to Premier is KdenLive or DaVinci.

    As for After Effects, I'm not too sure. The alternatives definitely exist, I'm just not sure which one to recommend. It's been years since I've done any compositing. But I use KdenLive for video editing regularly and it's great.

    In fact, the past year of development has been monumental in the amount of improvements and new features.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    @CeeBee @zkikiz DaVinci Resolve includes Fusion, that's more than enough to replace After Effects any day of the week.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    DaVinci Resolve replaces all of these and does it better (ok maybe not AVID, but I don't know much about that one, so maybe).

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I distinguish between web applications and thin clients. When I was in the business, a thin client meant you ran everything through one instance of Chrome, but today's web applications don't work that way. They each bring their own Chrome with them. It's much less memory efficient but allows them more control over what version is running their app. Also, many web app based applications still have special extensions to expose features Chrome normally wouldn't.

    It's possible the terminology has changed over 10 years.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I'm a Linux developer who's made Electron apps, I have complete and total understanding of everything you're saying. You don't seem to be understanding the thing we're saying, which is that if you really really need a specific Microsoft or Adobe product, your best option is still Windows or Mac since Wine isn't very good. This is a fault of those corporations, not technology.

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