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GitHub Desktop Launches To Replace Mac and Windows Apps

Posted by samzenpus on from the brand-new dept.

An anonymous reader writes: GitHub today launched a unified desktop version for Mac and Windows — you can download it from desktop.github.com. GitHub Desktop will automatically replace the previous Mac and Windows apps and can be used alongside GitHub Enterprise. Venturebeat reports: "...GitHub was tired of the differences between its two apps and decided it was time to align them. The hope is that if Mac and Windows users have the same workflow, it will be easier for them to work together (and for individual users to switch between the two platforms)."

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  1. Did I miss something? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Was there no story about the SJW code of conduct or did I miss it?

  2. Re:Missed opportunity by donaldm · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Yeah except for the whole fact that almost no developers use Linux or BSD, so all the trade offs made to support those crappy development platforms will hurt the people who use it on real OS's.

    Ah the troll is strong with this one.

    Well considering well over a billion people on this planet actually use Android (Linux kernel) and IOS (BSD derived) and the number of apps for both platforms is well over a million (including Microsoft ones) I suppose developers have given up and gone to real OS's.

    Just on interest what do you consider as a real OS and why?

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