MSI did the right thing with their AB350-gaming motherboard, an early, budget Ryzen board. They kept the firmware completely current even though that board was quickly superseded by AB350-gaming 3. At first I really had my doubts whether MSI would stand behind that early board, and maybe I just wasted my $100, but they surprised me favorably. Not only does the board seem to have no serious flaws that they couldn't patch up with a firmware update, it's been a really good performer. More than 150 days uptime at one point, only ended by a power outage when not plugged into UPS. Oh well, it was time to update the kernel anyway.
MSI's prompt firmware updates were particularly important to fix the lockup issue Ryzen chipsets initially had with some power supplies under Linux. MSI released new firmware within days of AMD distributing the fix.
The whole point of that build was to have a workstation class box at budget price. I would definitely go MSI for the next build, but that isn't going to be budget, far from it. It will be a high end Threadripper build. I'm addicted now, you see. Vendors stood behind their products so I will stand behind them.
By the way, Photoshop is widely pirated, that is a fact. So while free vs steal are not the only options in theory, for most Photoshop users that is the reality on the ground.
Completely agree. I spend several hundred dollars on software a year, mostly games from Steam. Never break the law to own software. That said, the vast majority of the software I use professionally is free, open and also best in class.
100% of Android buyers put money in their pocket while buying a better phone than Apple. Apple diehards spend more than they can afford on a worse product and die poor. Bury the obsolete iPhone with them.
Sure. Pay for the software. Have you looked at the yearly cost Adobe now wants to suck out of you? You will spend thousands on it. And for that you get weird, fragile copy protection restrictions. I could see that if you actually needed it, but Krita is free and Krita is way better for digital art. Krita is the right one for 99% of users.
You can run Photoshop under Linux in a VM if it really matters to you. But why would you bother? For digital art, Krita is way better. For photos, use Gimp. See, Gimp rates about the same as Photoshop but only one of them is free. And Gimp comes with lifetime updates, also free.
you can say Android devices' kernel is less Linux than some GNU/Linux distributions, but Linux nevertheless.
Actually, Android Linux kernel carries way fewer patches than Red Hat's RHEL kernel. Almost all of the Android kernel features are now merged into mainline Linux, generally getting improved in the process. So now, Android kernel is very nearly mainline, with all remaining diffs on their way out.
Ha. No, it's a clueless you issue. If you don't want autoupdates then just turn it off, it's entirely optional. Can't be switched off on my device.
Nobody seriously believes you actually have an Android phone, you're just a garden variety slithering Apple troll reading off your talking point sheet.
Wow, you are obsessed, do you have a life? Looks like no. So you admit, Apple products do explode as everybody knows. In fact, Apple products explode explode a lot. Think Pinto. They also electrocute people.
Link to the original paper. Not paywalled, sweet. (see what I did there?)
The summaries, mindlessly cut and pasted several levels deep including in the/. summary, really suck. According to the summaries, the bacteria "became toxic". No they didn't, please get a clue.
Maybe fast and reliable and secure and supports tons of hardware and has a great network stack that doesn't stall or randomly disconnect, somehow stopped being part of the user experience, otherwise you are just blowing chunks out your ass.
Android is better, for many reasons. Obviously, 80%+ of the smartphone users in the world prefer it. Personally, I like the Android Linux kernel, it's just way better than Apple's Mach kernel. So many reasons. More efficient, better network stack with fewer stalls and disconnects than FreeBSD/Mach. Way more hardware support. Endless number of reasons.
It randomly autoupdates, wrecking several of my preinstalled apps, but well, that is a vendor issue...
Ha. No, it's a clueless you issue. If you don't want autoupdates then just turn it off, it's entirely optional. And I just plain don't believe you about wrecking your preinstalled apps, you pulled that out of your ass.
Tried Krita? For artists, it's way better than Photoshop. Plus, completely free, no need to make yourself a criminal by stealing it or get trojaned by a hacked copy. And free updates for life. Totally awesome.
You know what they say about any product named "pro?" It's not for pros, it's for wannabes. Get roughly twice as much computer for the money by going with Linux.
You are obsessed. Your jowls are shaking, spittle is dripping off your chin. Righteous indignation of a diehard Apple apologist.
And Apple watch is a piece of junk that nobody should waste their hard earned money on. If you need a smartwatch then buy Samsung, Fitbit, Xiaomi or Huawei, companies that actually care about making a good looking, usable product. Oh, and Apple products tend to explode.
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MSI did the right thing with their AB350-gaming motherboard, an early, budget Ryzen board. They kept the firmware completely current even though that board was quickly superseded by AB350-gaming 3. At first I really had my doubts whether MSI would stand behind that early board, and maybe I just wasted my $100, but they surprised me favorably. Not only does the board seem to have no serious flaws that they couldn't patch up with a firmware update, it's been a really good performer. More than 150 days uptime at one point, only ended by a power outage when not plugged into UPS. Oh well, it was time to update the kernel anyway.
MSI's prompt firmware updates were particularly important to fix the lockup issue Ryzen chipsets initially had with some power supplies under Linux. MSI released new firmware within days of AMD distributing the fix.
The whole point of that build was to have a workstation class box at budget price. I would definitely go MSI for the next build, but that isn't going to be budget, far from it. It will be a high end Threadripper build. I'm addicted now, you see. Vendors stood behind their products so I will stand behind them.
By the way, Photoshop is widely pirated, that is a fact. So while free vs steal are not the only options in theory, for most Photoshop users that is the reality on the ground.
Completely agree. I spend several hundred dollars on software a year, mostly games from Steam. Never break the law to own software. That said, the vast majority of the software I use professionally is free, open and also best in class.
Linux kernel tips its hat and wishes you well. But you have anger issues and do not communicate well.
100% of Android buyers put money in their pocket while buying a better phone than Apple. Apple diehards spend more than they can afford on a worse product and die poor. Bury the obsolete iPhone with them.
Sure. Pay for the software. Have you looked at the yearly cost Adobe now wants to suck out of you? You will spend thousands on it. And for that you get weird, fragile copy protection restrictions. I could see that if you actually needed it, but Krita is free and Krita is way better for digital art. Krita is the right one for 99% of users.
It's not "completely free" because it's not open-source.
Krita is completely free and open. Don't know why you would think otherwise.
Kdenlive in particular is a really nice video editor, capable of doing everything a Youtuber needs to do. Very fast.
10x, actually. But I get your point.
You can run Photoshop under Linux in a VM if it really matters to you. But why would you bother? For digital art, Krita is way better. For photos, use Gimp. See, Gimp rates about the same as Photoshop but only one of them is free. And Gimp comes with lifetime updates, also free.
you can say Android devices' kernel is less Linux than some GNU/Linux distributions, but Linux nevertheless.
Actually, Android Linux kernel carries way fewer patches than Red Hat's RHEL kernel. Almost all of the Android kernel features are now merged into mainline Linux, generally getting improved in the process. So now, Android kernel is very nearly mainline, with all remaining diffs on their way out.
Ha. No, it's a clueless you issue. If you don't want autoupdates then just turn it off, it's entirely optional.
Can't be switched off on my device.
Nobody seriously believes you actually have an Android phone, you're just a garden variety slithering Apple troll reading off your talking point sheet.
Android is better, for many reasons. Obviously, 80%+ of the smartphone users in the world prefer it.
That is overwhelmingly because of price and nothing else in most cases.
Linux is free and it's better than Apple's Mach. There goes your argument.
Wow, you are obsessed, do you have a life? Looks like no. So you admit, Apple products do explode as everybody knows. In fact, Apple products explode explode a lot. Think Pinto. They also electrocute people.
You wish. Linux kernel tips its hat and wishes you well.
Apple diehard? It would seem, more than 80% of the market will pay money for an Android phone, so you are an outlier.
Link to the original paper. Not paywalled, sweet. (see what I did there?)
The summaries, mindlessly cut and pasted several levels deep including in the /. summary, really suck. According to the summaries, the bacteria "became toxic". No they didn't, please get a clue.
get trojaned by a hacked copy.
That's not actually a thing unless you are a moron.
Whoever thinks that is a moron, most probably a trojaned moron.
Linux is not part of the user experience
Maybe fast and reliable and secure and supports tons of hardware and has a great network stack that doesn't stall or randomly disconnect, somehow stopped being part of the user experience, otherwise you are just blowing chunks out your ass.
Android is not better.
Android is better, for many reasons. Obviously, 80%+ of the smartphone users in the world prefer it. Personally, I like the Android Linux kernel, it's just way better than Apple's Mach kernel. So many reasons. More efficient, better network stack with fewer stalls and disconnects than FreeBSD/Mach. Way more hardware support. Endless number of reasons.
It randomly autoupdates, wrecking several of my preinstalled apps, but well, that is a vendor issue...
Ha. No, it's a clueless you issue. If you don't want autoupdates then just turn it off, it's entirely optional. And I just plain don't believe you about wrecking your preinstalled apps, you pulled that out of your ass.
Tried Krita? For artists, it's way better than Photoshop. Plus, completely free, no need to make yourself a criminal by stealing it or get trojaned by a hacked copy. And free updates for life. Totally awesome.
OK, you pay Apple to put spy chips in your computer. Not me. Did you know, many Apple products are assembled in China, using chips made in China?
You know what they say about any product named "pro?" It's not for pros, it's for wannabes. Get roughly twice as much computer for the money by going with Linux.
Why should anybody be surprised? It's Apple.
Vote with your dollars. Android is better anyway and you get a whole lot more for your money.
You are obsessed. Your jowls are shaking, spittle is dripping off your chin. Righteous indignation of a diehard Apple apologist.
And Apple watch is a piece of junk that nobody should waste their hard earned money on. If you need a smartwatch then buy Samsung, Fitbit, Xiaomi or Huawei, companies that actually care about making a good looking, usable product. Oh, and Apple products tend to explode.