[Gllug] [OT] Support model for Linux vs M$

[David L Neil Mailing list a/c]

Simon Wilcox wrote:
> On 12/3/09 13:48, salsaman at xs4all.nl wrote:
>> On Thu, March 12, 2009 14:22, j.roberts wrote:
>>> salsaman at xs4all.nl wrote:
>>>
>>>> So, you count the cost of the Windows lock-in to be a part of the TCO of
>>>> any alternative solution ?
>>> Yes of course. There IS no practical non-Windows solution in these
>>> cases. So why pretend there is?
>>>
>> Can you give a few examples of Windows software for which there exists no
>> Free alternative ? I am frequently asked by FOSS developers for ideas for
>> products to develop.
> 
> On the desktop - Photoshop.


PC Mag's John Dvorak (and you can't get much more Windows-centric than
PC Mag!) recently waxed lyrical about (Ubuntu) Linux, and came to the
same conclusion about PS and The GIMP. Some slight damning with faint
praise when talking about "legacy old clunkers" and the lack of "polish"
crack will make most laugh...

Regards,
=dn

Dvorak Likes Linux
03.09.09
Almost all the newest hardware coming out has Linux support. The
critical mass has been reached, and it's time everyone tried Ubuntu.
 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2342703,00.asp

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