Re: cpu-x

On 2024-05-15, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On Wed, 15 May 2024 14:04:34 +0000, RonB wrote:
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On 2024-05-14, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On Mon, 13 May 2024 22:54:36 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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On 13 May 2024 12:14:27 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
 

... explain how it is the _software_ that is making them money,
and not the _support_ for that software.

 
It is the support that is making the money. That is the point, after
all.
 
Ever heard of “give away the razor, sell the razorblades”? That’s how
Free Software works.

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So, it would be beneficial to open-source developers to make sure that
their software breaks easily and crashes, so as to sell the support.
Gotcha.

 
Yeah, that would be brilliant, because customers would flock by the
droves to useless, crap software... But you may have something, people
keep using crap Microsoft Windows even though their "customers" are
really Microsoft's unpaid beta testers.

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They use Windows because it's what they got on the computer they purchased
which cost less than a similar Mac. Considering how Windows can run on
just about any hardware and support every third-party peripheral they plug
into it, they are not likely to seek out an alternative, even if it
crashes a few times. It also has the largest library of software, and tons
of experts can be found on the web to help them with any technical problem
they have, free of charge. Those are real benefits, no matter how much one
hates Windows.

I find a lot better support for Linux on the Internet than I do for Windows.
There are a LOT of people who'll tell you how to fix Windows... only problem
is, none of it EVER works. When my wife's old computer BSOD'd (twice during
upgrades) I found (and tried) about 20 "solutions," none of which worked.
The second time I went to what actually worked sooner — using a Linux Live[B
USB to download her data and rebuild the computer from scratch. I could be a
great Windows support expert... I've already memorized the three Rs,
"Reboot. Reboot. Rebuild."

(Again this is from a years back and I will admit that wife has had a lot
less trouble since then. Although I still have to reset her network
something or other when it slows to crawl on the Internet (what is that
crap?). And I still think Windows is the most convoluted crap OS ever made.

Linux has much of the above too, but its library of software isn't as
impressive and the software's general quality isn't there either. It works
on anything, that's true, but not anyone is comfortable with the process
of installing it, no matter how easy it is.

I understand. I've known people who buy a new Windows computer every time
the old one slows down because that's all they want to know. "Doesn't work
right any more, but a new one."

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