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this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2026
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You have a point here. It’s not so much the employees are choosing the software. Employers are telling the Employees which software they have invested in.
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Or which service contract they have paid for. Big companies want to have someone they can call when the tool doesn’t work as expected.
yeah, I don't think people really understand what I was saying.
I love Octave, I hate Matlab. but the price isn't high enough to cause companies to shift in any meaningful way (especially in aerospace).
The twitter post feels like an AI written fever dream of Matlab dying (it isn't x, it's y).
Grad students have license provided by their university, research lab, or company. Doesn't mean I like it...