They're all specific to legal firms which is not a small area. The Windows ecosystem is full of such "niche" apps which is why it isn't going anywhere for the time being. Unless you think organisations are desperate to hand over money to Microsoft when they don't have to.
What is the Linux equivalent of Aderant? How about Metastorm? BigHand? Never heard of them? There are hundreds if not thousands of other industry-specific Windows-only applications you've never heard of, not to mention tons of in-house apps that would cost a fortune to rewrite. Those are what are keeping Windows around. Solve that problem and Windows will start to disappear.
I bought this 6s in 2015 and I appreciate the fact that this device that cost more than my laptop is still getting updates. You may be happy with something costing £800 being abandoned by the manufacturer after 18 months but I don't think it's unreasonable to expect them to continue to support their products for longer.
I would switch in a heartbeat to a third provider that offered the freedom of Android and the regular updates and lack of spying of iOS. LineageOS is close but not quite there.
No you can turn off the "feature" that slows the OS down when the battery is old and struggling (or replace the battery). As for the rest of your post, Slashdot is no place for rational analysis and common sense;-). I actually have an Android phone as well, a Galaxy S4, and it runs nicely with LineageOS 14 but to me it should be up to Samsung or Google to provide this rather than abandoning their customers after 18 months maximum.
He wore a tacky shirt! We must ruin his and his team's crowning moment and try to end his career! No wonder so many people hate you miserable dipshits.
It's whether they're able to or not. There will be custom and proprietary software and hardware running on a variety of Unix, Windows and posiibly even mainframe systems. There will no doubt be plenty of OSS in there as well but until there's an easy and cheap migration path then the proprietary software isn't going anywhere.
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And as we know the universe is only 6000 years old.
You mean a court case where Google were found in violation of existing EU law.
However if you're suspicious of a piece of OSS you can ask or pay someone to check it. That option doesn't exist with proprietary software.
As long as the required bias was in place no one would notice. Maybe it's already happened.
Yes mate the privately-owned App Store is a perfect example of Marxism
They're all specific to legal firms which is not a small area. The Windows ecosystem is full of such "niche" apps which is why it isn't going anywhere for the time being. Unless you think organisations are desperate to hand over money to Microsoft when they don't have to.
After the widely publicised Y2K debacle, avoiding a similar scenario wasn't considered by GPS manufacturers at about the same time?
What is the Linux equivalent of Aderant? How about Metastorm? BigHand? Never heard of them? There are hundreds if not thousands of other industry-specific Windows-only applications you've never heard of, not to mention tons of in-house apps that would cost a fortune to rewrite. Those are what are keeping Windows around. Solve that problem and Windows will start to disappear.
Wow when did Apple shoot your dog?
I bought this 6s in 2015 and I appreciate the fact that this device that cost more than my laptop is still getting updates. You may be happy with something costing £800 being abandoned by the manufacturer after 18 months but I don't think it's unreasonable to expect them to continue to support their products for longer.
I would switch in a heartbeat to a third provider that offered the freedom of Android and the regular updates and lack of spying of iOS. LineageOS is close but not quite there.
Provide basic needs and are heavily regulated? Sounds about right.
Better than ignoring your customers and leaving them vulnerable to malware.
No you can turn off the "feature" that slows the OS down when the battery is old and struggling (or replace the battery). As for the rest of your post, Slashdot is no place for rational analysis and common sense ;-). I actually have an Android phone as well, a Galaxy S4, and it runs nicely with LineageOS 14 but to me it should be up to Samsung or Google to provide this rather than abandoning their customers after 18 months maximum.
The update that can be turned on and off you mean? Is that worse than no updates at all leaving users vulnerable?
Men being expected to die for their country while women aren't isn't sexist. Only in your weird world.
Men being forced to go to war while women aren't is the very epitome of sexism. See draft, press gang, White Feather etc etc.
Why would anyone want OS updates for 5 years and no Google watching your every move?
Their prices have gone up dramatically. Apple have lost the plot lately.
He wore a tacky shirt! We must ruin his and his team's crowning moment and try to end his career! No wonder so many people hate you miserable dipshits.
Christ you're a moron
It was a bit more complex than that which if you actually bothered to look into it you'd know
Piss off homophobe
It's whether they're able to or not. There will be custom and proprietary software and hardware running on a variety of Unix, Windows and posiibly even mainframe systems. There will no doubt be plenty of OSS in there as well but until there's an easy and cheap migration path then the proprietary software isn't going anywhere.
I was referring to buying a stock phone from the manufacturer or a retailer and avoiding all the crap that gets loaded afterwards.