> compared to native software, there will always be a certain overhead
And if the native software is a bloated monstrosity? Naggy, cloud-syncing, process-spamming, privacy-invading, background-lurking garbage? Don't give native apps a pass for being native.
I ditched all google software from my PC after it acted like malware, re-installing itself after I removed it several times. And doing bizarre things like scanning my drive with a "software reporting tool" which thrashed the hell out of my drive. That's the only reason I found it because my hard drive was mechanical and wouldn't stop grinding.
> And if the native software is a bloated monstrosity? Naggy, cloud-syncing, process-spamming, privacy-invading, background-lurking garbage? Don't give native apps a pass for being native.
Then those pieces of software probably should be excluded from your candidates for what to run on your machine.
For example, GIMP, LibreOffice, VLC, Blender, Audacity, Kdenlive, XnView MP, OBS, PeaZip, Thunderbird and others have very little in the way of the issues you've mentioned.
That's not to say that they'll always be the most capable options out there, but for most folks they'll be entirely sufficient.
And if the native software is a bloated monstrosity? Naggy, cloud-syncing, process-spamming, privacy-invading, background-lurking garbage? Don't give native apps a pass for being native.
I ditched all google software from my PC after it acted like malware, re-installing itself after I removed it several times. And doing bizarre things like scanning my drive with a "software reporting tool" which thrashed the hell out of my drive. That's the only reason I found it because my hard drive was mechanical and wouldn't stop grinding.
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