You answered your own question. I spent years playing the game of "This image is a JPEG. Will the website force me to save it in a format that can't be opened by the basic Windows photo viewer, or will it actually be a JPEG when I download it?"

You'd be surprised how often it would turn out to be the former rather than the latter.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Windows photo viewer sucks, that’s your problem

Nomacs is a better alternative. Not perfect, but FOSS and faster than windows https://nomacs.org/

[–] BunScientist@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

most people don't want to install thirp party stuff for basic stuff that the system comes with

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

I thought most people replaced every part of Windows with something better, because none of it was very good.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Then you will never be a power user

Can’t go far with the defaults, on everything

[–] BunScientist@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Most people don't want to be power users.

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 1 points 6 days ago

That’s why Lemmy will probably never be big