Re: Early-2014 Macbook Air and Linux Mint Cinnamon

Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.vintage,comp.os.linux.misc
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:24:43 +1200, Your Name wrote:

> On 2026-06-25 01:17:08 +0000, Lawrence D´Oliveiro said:
>>
>> On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:35:05 +1200, Your Name wrote:
>>>
>>> None of the standard software runs on [Linux] for a start - no
>>> Adobe, no Microsoft, etc. ...
>>
>> Microsoft 365 lists Linux as a supported platform, if you really
>> want that. (Most of us don’t.)
>
> "Microsfot 365" will work in anything because it's browser based ...
> until Microsoft "upgrades" so it no longer works in an old web
> browser. It's best to steer well clear of such silliness ...

But you were the one quoting Microsoft as an example of the sine qua
non of app support, weren’t you? Now you’re advising steering clear of
them as “silliness” ...

>> As for Adobe ... that doesn’t seem to get much use in high-end
>> content creation, so who cares?
>
> Adobe is MAINLY used in "high-end content creation" such as magazines,
> movies, TV, etc. to the point of almost being industry standard.

Not really, no. Example: artists in the VFX industry mainly have Linux
workstations on their desks. Not much Adobe software runs on them.
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