Sarah Schneider
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Posted - 2013.01.08 19:02:00 -
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Remiel Pollard wrote:Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:Jonah Gravenstein wrote:Ageck Kalenia wrote:Stuff As someone who uses a tablet regularly, I can say that at the moment gaming on a tablet is no substitute for gaming on a PC, although that might change in the future. A touch interface is fine for most day to day use but for gaming, IMHO, it sucks. Eve runs fine in most OS's & on most modern PC platforms, OS X is still supported, Wine allows you to play it on Linux with minimal setup. Personally I'd say CCP is ahead of the curve when it comes to multiple OS support, most major developers treat OS X and Linux as the antichrist and only support windows. It would be nice to see a native Linux client again though. http://houseofd.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/linux_vs_pc_mac.jpg Linux, the underdog. Still better than any other OS out there IMO.
Being "better" has nothing to do with it.
Not going to start an OS debate, that's been done a million times already and no one ever wins. The point being, from business and development standpoint it's always more practical to design a software or a game, especially an MMO, heavily towards the most common platform used by the market base.
Are Linux or any Unix based systems better than windows in this case? no, definitely not. Why? because no matter how you try to spin it, Linux, is not for everyone. Unless there's a single corp or distro that rises above all else in terms of packaging, distribution, support and simplicity and on par with Windows on those areas, it just won't happen; and seeing Linux is an open source platform, well, it makes it even more unlikely.
Being "better" aren't always enough, people use Windows because quite simply, everyone's using it. People aren't going to switch to a different OS just because the next version of Windows is an utter crap, they'll just stick to their old one just because they're used to it (and no, your case doesn't represent the consumer base, statistics does). It's an OS, not a gadget. heck, even people who uses XP are five times more common than all Linux distros combined, even after ten years.
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Sarah Schneider
PonyWaffe
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Posted - 2013.01.08 19:17:00 -
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Remiel Pollard wrote:I really wish people would read the part where I write "IMO". Why am I required to make an argument for an *opinion* (cuz that's the key word here) based on preference? Go use whatever OS you want, I'm not judging you for it. IMO, which means "In My Opinion", Linux is the best. I've presented reasons why I prefer it, but it seems some people are mistaking this for an argument. I don't really care, though.
I wasn't even addressing your OS of choice much less criticizing it nor did I disregard the fact that it was your opinion. You're missing the point.
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