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in reply to @NireBryce's post:
I'm a bit surprised that there's no one vnc fork that everyone rallied around since realvnc started behaving badly, but then maybe vnc just isn't used so much anymore?
remmina was the go to last i checked, but a lot of distros also have built in vnc servers now by default
This i true, and on windows rdp tends to be preferable iirc.
Still though, it's a shame to have lost a truly cross platform remote desktop solution. (That realvnc is desperate enough to do this does not bode well for their future)
I strongly lean towards desperation. I don't think there are many players outside of Adobe or other Big Creative players with the kind of uptake needed to be casually gouging. You kind of need a couple of factors (no easily subbed in alternatives, large existing locked-in userbase, especially corporate customers) for this sort of thing to be a power move, and i don't think the remote desktop space is conducive to that.
i figure increased remote work demand gives a pretty juicy gouging target, but your other points make sense
That may have weighed in on their calculus! Though i think they missed that mark by a couple years if they wanted their striking iron hot. Most companies now seem to be trying to tamp down remote work rather than enable it.
But yeah, things like Photoshop, AutoCAD, Solidworks, ZBrush, Maya are all things that require a lot of time investment to use. Using one of those programs can basically Be Your Job. You need to know the software well, you develop a personal or company mini-infrastructure of workflows, add-ons like scripts, brushes, prefab assets, around using the thing. Switching platforms becomes a months-to-years project that requires learning a new workflow, converting, recreating, or learning-to-do-without that infrastructure.
But remote desktop software... unless you're an admin using it to manage clusters or the IT person actually having to deploy it, "using remote desktop software" basically ends once you're logged in. After that you're just Using Computer but with dipping mustards.
"After that you're just Using Computer but with dipping mustards." is good