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Article #1741Re: Dream OS = Linux
From: Arthur D. Jerijian
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 02:34
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 02:34
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Kyongsu Son (kson@junior.wariat.org) wrote: > 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. Haven't I heard somewhere that Linus Torvalds himself wants to see Microsoft apps ported to Linux? Correct me if I'm wrong. > -- > Mind over Matter: If you don't Mind, it doesn't Matter > kson@apk.net -+- kson@wired.jolt.com > --Arthur Jerijian jerijian@aixugrad.seas.ucla.edu
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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 Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!library.ucla.edu!zephyr!typhoon!jerijian From: jerijian@typhoon.seas.ucla.edu (Arthur D. Jerijian) Subject: Re: Dream OS = Linux Sender: news@seas.ucla.edu (News Daemon) Message-ID: <DE01sx.C9r@seas.ucla.edu> Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 02:34:09 GMT X-Nntp-Posting-Host: typhoon.seas.ucla.edu 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> <41m78i$8ks@wariat.wariat.org> Organization: GNAT's Not ArThur X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]