Linux-vs-Windows (was Re: Augury and reading ...)

[John Esak]

> I've heard of people putting the Windows-look desktop on Linux, along with
> a copy of OpenOffice, and drop it on a "Windows-only" person's
> desktop, and
> they didn't have any problems running it.
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> | Kenneth J. Brody        | www.hvcomputer.com |

Well, I view the situation as far more than that kind of thing... how about
expanding the scenario to somebody puts this great Linux desktop drop-in on
someone's desk that has been using Adobe Photo Shop for the past 5 years to
their work.  Will Adobe Photo Shop (off the shelf) run on SuSE's new client?

Unless this new breed of Linux desktop clients allows the use of any of the
zillions of readily available programs to be run without problem, they (it)
will run into the same thing Apple has for the past couple decades. They
have only a tiny percentage of any store's shelf-space... Unfortunately,
people use these big mainstream products everywhere these days. I don't see
how the new Linux desktop client will get past this obstacle.

John

P.S. - By the way, when did this become the Linux Forum?? :-) Isn't it
appropriate to put OT on any of this stuff anymore?