[goldstategop]

If you need to run a Windows program you can install Crossover. You can then run Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop if the Linux equivalents don't meet your needs.

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[TWohlford]

"You can then run Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop if the Linux equivalents don't meet your needs."

I got to play w/ a new Windows copy of Open Office the other day. If the Linux version is half as good then M$ Office has some SERIOUS competition.

[Hank Rearden]

You can then run Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop if the Linux equivalents don't meet your needs.

Everybody's got the spreadsheet and word processor - I'm talking about mission-critical apps specific to my business, which don't even exist for the Mac, much less *nix platforms. They're certified for Win2k Pro and WinXP Pro, period. And those are two fine, stable platforms for our needs, with no hassles trying to track down obscure drivers or utilities.

For those with less stringent requirements, I'm all for Open Source, *nix etc. and I've been futzing with various OSes since I learned what Hollerith characters were. But like I tell the Macmoonies . . . . I'm not shopping for a new religion.