No, Starbucks is a bad example.
No one needs to go to Starbucks. In fact, their coffee is shit, no better than 7-11. In fact you probably get better coffee at a convenience store, since they offer actual varieties and don’t charge $8 for a cup.
McDonald’s sells coffee for $1 that I would argue is far superior to Starbucks over-roasted crap.
Starbucks is a treat, not a necessity. Hell, coffee isn’t a necessity, and I drink it every day.
Or buy it just about anywhere else. Like 7-11, or any other coffee shop.
That was never said - that’s in your head, and you made a strawman of it.
I’m only a little jealous!
Love these little boxes, so much better than a Pi for similar power consumption.
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Why are you here then?
Yep, SMB’s are holding on longer. And a few enterprises where there’s tens of thousands of machines, could be enough to impact those sales figures.
I have friends in the SMB IT space and ALL their clients are delaying desktop/laptop upgrades.
To his point, that requires effort and just not interested.
And I use Linux every day for servers - ESXI, NAS, Proxmox, etc - because it’s fantastic for those uses.
But a desktop replacement is a much bigger thing to tackle, and I’m not interested in spending time on that. I’ve done some (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint) and ran into issues just doing what I consider basic things on a test machine.
Windows has its issues, for sure, but all the basic tools are there out of the gate - my 10 year old Logi mouse just works (doesn’t on Mint), RDP to/from any machine just works (doesn’t on Ubuntu), etc. And I only found out by running those distros as a desktop on hardware.
This is the gap we have getting people to switch. Regular users don’t have our interest in getting things to work - to them a PC is the tool for doing the things they want to do, and tinkering with the PC isn’t part of that.
Right.
Over and over I hear this from people who’ve clearly never managed a business environment where you have entrenched processes.
Or processes dependent upon specific software that has no Linux counterpart (CAD).
Even if an org could switch desktops to Linux, there’s a massive cost just in the switching, then making sure it all works, then the lost production as employees figure out new ways to do things they’ve done for years.
Then what happens when you take on a new client or new vendor who only works with “this thing” that only works through windows? Now you have to spend time and money validating whatever solution you develop, instead of just using “the thing” which has already been validated through years of use by that ient/vendor and their clients/vendors.
Or when you’re dealing with regulatory processes that have been addressed througjout your industry with a specific set of Windows tools, and those tools have been approved/validated by the regulatory agency or insurance agencies - and now you need to get the same process validated under Linux with Linux tools, hoping the regulators or insurers won’t just say “nope, not interested”.
BTDT, with alternate Windows tooling, and just got shut down because existing tools were available. “Why would you want to use a different tool when X process/tooling exists?”
It’s just not realistic, even for many small orgs.
From the skiing world, this is a norm.
Problem is we instinctively turn to the left unless we intentionally counteract it.
I’ve been on both sides of this, so I’m as guilty as anyone.
Not really new, sadly.
I’ve been surprised at the old stuff my local library has.
Totally looks like a thermostat or thermometer ring, especially with how the inner end is bent to hook onto a post.
They exist, not cheap though, about $300.
I’ll drop a link in a few minutes.
Search for auto feed photo scanner - Amazon has a few. Lowest price is $219
Are they?
I’ve never read about the origin of Gus, for example.
But I think he should be allowed, since he’s friendly.
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Gajim for Linux and Windows, Monocles on Android. There’s an iOS client that’s pretty good too.
Given the structure I wonder if the phrasing is a default and it pulls from a database for the surface material.
OP is conflating “convenience pricing” (where prices are adjusted through the day to match customer volume) vs the price of convenience.
And then using Starbucks as an example. Which is a terrible example. No one needsto go to Starbucks. We all need groceries.