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Article #1688Re: Dream OS = Linux
From: Kyongsu Son
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 04:17
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 04:17
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Carlos Carbajal (cardinal@swcp.com) wrote:
: shampoo@unix.infoserve.net (Ken Vong) wrote:
: Linux is great: for an educational experience. It is not
: user-friendly. But everyone is missing the point of OS wars: apps
: determine the success of an OS. Right now this is why DOS/WIN is in
: the lead. Linux versions of Word, Excel, Notes, Photoshop, CorelDraw
: are unlikely for now.
You can get CorelDraw. I have it on my box here... And why would any
self-respecting linux user use a Microsoft product? Many vendors
are seriously developing unix versions of their applications...
Of course I wouldn't expect nor want any Microsoft apps for linux
any time soon.
--
Mind over Matter: If you don't Mind, it doesn't Matter
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!junior.wariat.org!kson From: kson@junior.wariat.org (Kyongsu Son) Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.intel,alt.2600 Subject: Re: Dream OS = Linux Followup-To: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.intel,alt.2600 Date: 26 Aug 1995 04:17:22 GMT Organization: Akademia Pana Kleksa, Public Access Uni* Site Message-ID: <41m78i$8ks@wariat.wariat.org> References: <3uhptl$1jdt@thebes.waikato.ac.nz>,<3v6kj3$q1l@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <dblakey-1008951144220001@dblakey.wat.hookup.net> <40l9d9$8i1@news.ios.com> <40lplj$qi5@msunews.cl.msu.edu> <40mknh$r77@news.infoserve.net> <41bp9a$2lj@sloth.swcp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: junior.wariat.org X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]