Re: “KDE For Windows 10 Exiles” Campaign

On Thu, 5 Jun 2025 02:28:43 -0700, T wrote:

Unfortunately, if the programs you need to run are only written for
Windows, you are stuck with it. 99% of everyone is stuck with it.

Actually, the proportion is a bit less nowadays. Free Software tends to be
invisible in the marketplace because money isn’t changing hands.

You can run Windows programs in Linux with the Wine application layer,
but Wine is alpha stage code at best.

It seems to be good enough to run the majority of Windows-specific games
on the Steam Deck. That product has created a whole new market category,
handheld PC gaming, where the Windows-based competitors are really
struggling to gain a foothold.

And, you have to admit, games are among the most difficult things to run
properly under an emulator.