Re: XP license to 2nd computer legal?

Mxsmanic wrote:
Not quite. The critical problem of Linux is that it does not run Windows applications. Almost all desktop applications are Windows applications today. Linux can run a handful of Windows programs in a
degraded way with special software, but there is no reason whatsoever for anyone with a normal desktop to foresake it for the inferior support of a handful of applications by Linux. Linux fans don't understand this, because for them, the whole idea is to install
Linux, not to use the PC for productive work, so they don't care about applications. But normal users do.


Your analogy is too much like saying the problem with a Ford is that
Chevy parts don't fit.

Windows does indeed have have far more applications written for it. But
many are merely competing for the same bucks. Roxio wants you to
purchase their product instead of Nero's. I use K3b for my ripping and
burning purposes. It was written for Linux. Personally I like it
better than the two Windows alternatives mentioned above. No need to
run Windows applications when a superior, or simply equivalent product
exists. Apple users have known this for years.

The browser of preference currently is Firefox. Works on both
platforms. Why should I care if Internet Explorer won't?

Thunderbird meets all my needs. Why should I care if Outlook can't be
installed?

Same thoughts apply with office products. I use Office 2003 at work,
works fine. I have Open Office 2.0 at home. Anything I bring home to
work on opens cleanly and gets resaved seamlessly. When opened again at
work it just keeps working.

Gaming software is one area that Windows has a clear lead. I have one
machine with XP installed for the few games I play and that annual
ritual known as tax filing (TurboTax not yet available). Beyond that I
use Linux happily. Meets or exceeds all of my needs.

So what am I missing?






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