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| Newer page: | version 2 | Last edited on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 8:14:44 am | by CraigBox | Revert |
| Older page: | version 1 | Last edited on Monday, September 8, 2003 10:14:56 pm | by StuartYeates | Revert |
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-There are reasons people don't
run [Windows] rather than [Linux]:
+There are very good
reasons people run [Windows] rather than change to
[Linux]:
-# It's what their employer or school has taught them and they don't want to learn another [OperatingSystem]
+# It's what their employer or school has taught them and they don't want/need
to learn another [OperatingSystem]
# Games, particularly [FirstPersonShooter] which often only run on windows
-# It's what they have
+# It's what they have; even though Windows has a cost, changing to Linux can cost far more than upgrading
# They need to run an application written for Windows that is not portable
+## The quality of applications on Linux is in general improving, but specialist (normally ProprietarySoftware) applications still tend to be Windows only
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See also IssuesWithWindows and WellThoughtOutReasonsToRunLinux
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