Yes, a change to Linux would be better!
Saturday, January 24, 2004 at 10:03 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by pauln
(1 messages posted)
I and my whole family have been windows users since the dos days. Up to WPA our
relationship with MS has been very good and we have purchased and used thousands
of dollars worth of software from MS and other MS compatible companies. Activation
was the last straw. Not only that but crashes and glitches are the norm with XP.
I searched the web to find a Linux distribution that I could understand and was
about to give up when someone refered me to a linux called Xandros Linux. The problem
with our business and personal computers was a lack of ability to use existing windows
compatible software in our business. Xandros has solved this problem, at least for
us, by including CrossOver Office in the Xandros2.0 release. We can run Windows2000
Office and QuickBooks2002 and several other MS type programs native on our computers.
This has freed us from the whole activation/crash problems and actually made us
more productive. It is a shame that a 20yr relationship with Microsoft has come
to an end, however, if we let Microsoft get away with this method of control, we
are doomed to a more strengent strangle hold of control tomorrow and in the years
to come. Should MS control my business via my computer? I don't think so!
Thank You for listening, pauln
On Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at 10:37 am, Clay Davis wrote:
>Linux can be download from the Internet for free but it is easier to buy a retail
>copy and there aren't nearly as many virus attacks on Linux. There is a lot of
good
>free Ofiice style programs that are free and it would be a good slap in the wallet
>for Microsoft.
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