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However, people have varying levels of excuses they use not to do so.
; __I can get all the software I want__ : Linux comes with all the software you need on the installation CD. With windows you have to pirate it, or buy it. Why spend several thousand dollars for software that comes on a CD with Linux?
-; __It doesn't run Microsoft Office__ : There are lots of office replacements under Linux; OpenOffice, KOffice, Gobe Productive, Gnumeric and Abiword etc. Many people prefer these over the Microsoft counterparts because they are less likely to try and outthink you all the time (For instance, none of them have paperclips...)
+; __It doesn't run Microsoft Office__ : CrossOver Wine runs Microsoft Office just fine on Linux.
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lots of office replacements under Linux; OpenOffice, KOffice, Gobe Productive, Gnumeric and Abiword etc. Many people prefer these over the Microsoft counterparts because they are less likely to try and outthink you all the time (For instance, none of them have paperclips...)
; __It doesn't play my games__ : Perhaps, check GamingOnLinux, many popular windows games can run using one of the various incantations of wine. Or perhaps buy a console and play games on that.
; __It doesn't have Photoshop__ : Not natively no. But CrossOver Wine runs PhotoShop 7 reasonably well. [TheGIMP] is suitable for a lot of peoples graphics needs if they don't mind learning a different application. But if it __must__ be Photoshop and you want to us a Wacom tablet then Windows or MacOS is your only real option.
