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On Wednesday 27 March 2002 2:26 pm, Derek Fountain wrote:
I think not somehow. Most SUSE users want proper Linux systems, not clunky ways to use Windows applications. Crossover is, relatively speaking, a niche product. Let those who need it buy it.
Hmm - interesting thought, but I'm not so sure. At present, if you change to Linux on the desktop you have to get used to a new browser/mailer, a new way of dealing with the OS (unmounting a floppy seems to be virtually impossible for ordinary users to remember), and a new set of office apps. A tall order for most places. On the other hand, suppose you started the migration by installing Mozilla for Windows as the default/supported browser/mailclient. Then after a while you move the underlying OS to Linux (thereby simplifying IT support), using Mozilla for Linux and including the Codeweavers plugin. Users can still use their existing Office apps, but you can rest assured if SO or OO is on the desktop some of them will open it up to see what it does, and start teaching themselves, secure in the knowledge that their "real" work can still be done in Office. After another while, Office can be presented as the only thing that's still keeping the place tied to MS, so the Linux desktop becomes an argument for getting rid of Office, rather than Office being an argument for not installing Linux. Appealing. Kevin