DesktopLinux: Linux Substitutes for "Most Wanted" Windows-only Software | Linux Today

DesktopLinux: Linux Substitutes for “Most Wanted” Windows-only Software

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 17, 2006

“DesktopLinux.com has reported recently on Novell Inc.’s survey
of the ‘most wanted’ Windows/MacOS-only applications among Linux
users. As a result of over 14,000 votes and comments that have been
registered since the beginning of January, some useful suggestions
about good Linux substitutes have come to the fore.

“Adobe Photoshop, Autocad, and Macromedia Dreamweaver continue
to run 1-2-3 in the balloting, according to the online survey
currently in progress on Novell’s CoolSolutions community
website…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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