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0 pointsrimliu6y ago0 comments

The answer to your question is in your comment. When you consistently have to pick commercial software over floss because of the usability, it makes sense to skip that step and go to the commercial software right away.

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fsflover6y ago· 5 in thread

The problem with your reasoning is that often free software is better in usability.

ryanianian6y ago

Familiarity and momentum makes even convoluted and unusable software feel more usable (pointing finger at MSOffice).

fsflover6y ago

This is exactly why we need to teach students with free software.

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michaelbrave6y ago

I would say "it depends". Photoshop is easier to use than Gimp. But I would choose any Unix over Windows for development any day.

rimliuOP6y ago

So would I. But my point was less about infrastructure software but the end user stuff: graphic editors, text processors, video editors, etc.

rimliuOP6y ago

Can you name three products?

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6 comments · 1 top-level

fsflover6y ago· 5 in thread

The problem with your reasoning is that often free software is better in usability.

ryanianian6y ago

Familiarity and momentum makes even convoluted and unusable software feel more usable (pointing finger at MSOffice).

fsflover6y ago

This is exactly why we need to teach students with free software.

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michaelbrave6y ago

I would say "it depends". Photoshop is easier to use than Gimp. But I would choose any Unix over Windows for development any day.

rimliuOP6y ago

So would I. But my point was less about infrastructure software but the end user stuff: graphic editors, text processors, video editors, etc.

rimliuOP6y ago

Can you name three products?

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