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“Correspondents pointed out that a great number of people are
still running Windows 9X on older hardware. A migration to
Microsoft (MS) Windows XP will invariably result in the need to
purchase new hardware. The total per system cost of such a
migration is at least five times higher than migration to
Linux.“Several who replied noted that they are confused as to how bad
(or good) Linux really is. They added that, given the much higher
cost of complete system replacement, it might be worth
experimenting with Linux.“The fact that there is just no equivalent to TurboTax for Linux
is find that a problem, three writers said. (Part of one of these
responses is reproduced below.) Another lamented the problem of
lack of interoperability of CAD/CAM between Linux and
Windows…”