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On 11/14/12 11:36 AM, rickman wrote:
...
> If someone gives the customers a better alternative, a *real*
> alternative that is fully usable by the same people who are currently
> buying Windows, then they will switch.  Look at all the Linux users!
> They don't use Windows because they have an alternative.  But for many
> who don't know so much about computers and don't *want* to know so much
> about computers, Linux is not much of an option... at least in their minds.

It isn't just a matter of how much you know about computers, it's what 
software you need to run. Right now, for instance, the only usable 
accounting software is Windows-only. So, even though I love my Mac, it's 
set up with dual-boot to Windows so I can run Quickbooks and Quicken 
when I need to.

> I've recently acquired several extra desktop machines.  I'm going to
> install Linux on one of them and give it a try.  Otherwise I will be
> needing to buy a new laptop which will be... (ominous sounding music
> plays)... Windows 8.

It's quite possible to buy a discounted, legal copy of Windows 7. Just 
google for it. Win7 was/is a pretty good system (as Windows versions 
go). I would recommend continuing with that rather than wrestling with 
Win8 for now.

Cheers,
Elizabeth

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