[AccessD] And this just in...

Hi Arthur:

Very good questions? Sorry but I just don't know. 

Putting this all in context asks more questions than it gives answers. Considering, that most big businesses, all fortune 500 companies and all research labs predominantly use Linux as their main OS, there should be limited fear of the product. Linux's speed, security and stability is unmatched...

IMHO, Microsoft's hundreds of millions being spent on advertising their products versus Linux which spends virtual nothing may have something to do with it.

Note: LibraOffice can comfortably fill the needs of any MS Office user with the exception of maybe MS Access but as you pointed out Wine to the rescue.

Jim 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Arthur Fuller" <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 1, 2014 10:02:37 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] And this just in...

Jim and John,

Why would any large firm such as an international bank invest in any
version of Windows? This I simply cannot fathom. There are many versions of
Linux that are available free; couple that with OfficeLibre and you've
covered about 90% of the user base. If you want custom apps written
originally for Office (e.g. Acess or Word etc.), then install Wine.

Frankly, I have lost interest in, and no longer can see a business case
for, any Windows installation, regardless of which version. AFAICS, there
is no reason for this OS to live, other than gravitational pull.

Personally, I have moved to Ubuntu and Oracle VirtualBox with an instance
of Office 2007 installed there, in case something crops up that I can't
handle otherwise. Those instances grow fewer and fewer as each day passes.

Arthur

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