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[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Too many of the programs I use are Windows only.

[–] irotsoma@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like what? I've found alternatives or many run just fine using Wine. Might run a little slower if your computer is older, but likely everything else is running faster on Linux anyway, so it makes up for it.

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I use many proprietary pieces of software that are only available for Windows.