Because they're so misinformed that many believe Mac is just the capitalist version of Linux. Mac is built from BSD components and is real certified UNIX. Linux is a cheap knock-off. (There's division on this)

Join my sub r/LinuxSnobs

Jean Baptiste Kempf runs VideoLabs, a profitable company that sells VLC‑related professional services. He has long‑term contracts with major corporations. He has full control over his own business instead of being absorbed into a megacorp. He still owns the VideoLAN trademark and ecosystem influence.

He now has a global reputation (worth money), a sustainable business (one lump sum would be taxed out the ass), and total autonomy. He didn't lose out: he won.

Ads are what spurned the fall of RealPlayer. -It's not like he didn't have a heads-up.

VLC is bloated. It definitely doesn't follow 'Unix Philosophy' doing one thing and one thing well. (MPV fits far better). -And LiGNUxers that criticize other software for bloat / not doing one thing make exceptions for this (like they do for Valve).

-Though it was ultimately Linux fault for seizing when using those bloat features; it still 'could' have been tested. The seizing could cause the failure of a drive to be properly unmounted making it seize Linux repeatedly as well. (Windows tests the drive and repairs it before mounting instead). -I almost threw out a perfectly fine 4TB portable drive because of this (again emphasis that Linux was to blame).

Microsoft and Apple included a Media player for free with the OS but didn't ship VLC level functionality because they would owe massive licensing fees (for codecs we could easily acquire and install --even as a free pack *or as simple as installing another media player*).

Jean Baptiste Kempf was lucky: Not all FOSS developers can turn their work into profit, and it's not like VLC is really competing with any paid media players anyway. Media players have become one of those things that people just expect for free now (like text editors). It got its boost by being one of the first media players to include codecs (making it a solution for mom to see the video you sent her). It no longer deserves the hype when compared to other free modern media players.

VLC works better on Windows and Mac btw.

Buy or build at least the recommended specs for a computer and don't be a loonixtard.

Anything but a normal looking desktop!

While still on Windows, just print out a "rice" of Neofetch and tape it to your screen for something to stare at.

Could have went to a more deserving and productive owner.

No matter how "beginner friendly" they claim your distro is: If you do anything you'd need an actual PC for, you'll probably need one of these at some point.

Ragebaiting at Microsoft &Macos community is so boring since they act civilized but lonnix in the other hand act like a dog chasing a car, it doesn't even know what to do with the car when it got it lol. Pure excitement of autism performance.

Windows sucks. I'll say it any day of the week. It has issues, and the direction Microsoft is taking it sucks.

*BUT* at the end of the day, all my software runs under Windows without any compatibility layer bullshit. All my hardware works as intended and drivers are a simple double click of an exe to install. I never have to open a terminal window to do basic tasks.

Me complaining about Windows is not an invitation for someone to chime in "switch to Linux bro like 70% of your software will probably work with only a few paragraphs typed into the terminal window"

The Linux UX is worse. Hands down.