Comment by GreenToad5
7 years ago
Why would any paying customer use ReactOS over windows? There is no support (security patches automatically supplied ETC). Windows 10 is evergreen and new feature appear quite often. Microsoft loses exactly zero dollars a year because of ReactOS. People who don't want to pay for windows just pirate it. Those who do pay, get it buldled with a computer or laptop that they purchase, or are corporations who need support. ReactOS will always be a tinkerers hobby... Did they steal code? Did they reverse engineer so good that it looks like they stole code? Who cares really... Not Microsoft. Why would they?
> Why would any paying customer use ReactOS over windows? [...] Windows 10 is evergreen and new feature appear quite often.
Yes, exactly. Windows likes to update. Some of us want a simple system to run Windows programs/drivers that just works and doesn't demand you upgrade constantly to the latest version with all-new features that you don't have any use for. Granted, *nix+WINE is usually better for this, but there may be times when ReactOS is the better option.
> People who don't want to pay for windows just pirate it
Or they pay small fraction of the price on gray market: ebay.com, scdkey.com, allkeyshop.com, etc.