OK wrote:
> On Sat, 05 May 2007 21:52:21 +0200, Ian Hilliard
> <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Ubuntu Founder: No Emulation Software for Dell Systems
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | "While Linux is an alternative to Windows, it is not cheap Windows.
>>> | Linux has its own strengths, and users should want it because of those
>>> | strengths and not because it's a cheap copy of Windows," he said.
>>> `----
>>>
>>>
>>http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2125848,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000616
>>>
>>> Dell explains Linux delays
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | "We are adjusting the roadmap for the rest of the world, but this has
>>> | just not been announced yet," Greffier added.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39286968,00.htm?r=2
>>
>>If people need to run Windows applications on the Ubuntu machines, they
>>can install Crossover Office
>>http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxoffice/.
>
> Yeah, right, cxoffice. Tested with a whopping 474 old apps, most of
> them by as much as 1 user.... what a joke.
Documented by 474 users. Most users just use it and get on with the job.
Ian
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