After takin' a swig o' grog, Peter K??hlmann belched out
this bit o' wisdom:
> Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, chrisv belched out
>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>> Homer wrote:
>>>
>>>> (Photoshop) is just a single rare example of something
>>>> reasonably good on Windows (even if grossly over-hyped and
>>>> overpriced).
>>>
>>> It's not only Photoshop and Quicken. There's also lot more "fun"
>>> software for Wintel out there. For those who are into that...
>>>
>>> It's the one real advantage Windows has - that massive library of
>>> software.
>>
>> You can run a lot of those programs on Linux, too, you know.
>
> Are you trying to do a "reverse Hadron"?
Bingo!
> You are right, of course. And Hadron Snot Quarks claim about "OSS on
> windows" always needs a rewritten app. Most don't exist, and never will,
> except when written with cross-compatibility in mind
--
This is the first age that's paid much attention to the future, which is a
little ironic since we may not have one.
-- Arthur Clarke
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