NewsForge: One Small Business’s Year without Windows

“My company, Adams-Blake Co., started its business life on a
Macintosh platform and moved to Windows in 1995. By late 2001,
administration had gone from a chore to a nightmare. When it was
again time to upgrade we decided to change to Linux. We began with
Mandrake, then tried Slackware, and now run a few machines with
Mepis. We’ve always had a challenge to see if we could not use
Windows for an entire year. We’ve never been able to do it–until
now.

“All of our other business functions are covered with Linux. On
the desktop, we use Moneydance for accounting. We use Microsoft
Word under the CodeWeavers CrossOver Office, and OpenOffice.org for
spreadsheets and presentations…”

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