XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 2025-09-05 3:33 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:   
   > On 8/24/2025 5:32 AM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:52:22 -0400, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> But no, buying a fucking Mac is not the answer.  It's too expensive.   
   >>   
   >> And lacking in expandability and versatility. All Apple’s machines are   
   >> basically just glorified laptops now.   
   >>   
   >> And the OS may have licensed the “Unix” trademark, but it doesn’t work   
   >> the   
   >> way people expect traditional “Unix” systems to work.   
   >>   
   >> Ask one of the original Bell Labs crew, Ken “Mr Unix” Thompson: he has   
   >> given up on Apple and switched to Linux.   
   >   
   > Interesting. Will Linux run MS Office?   
      
   The stripped-down, online version. Yes. At that point, you're better off   
   using LibreOffice, OnlyOffice or WPS Office. The last one has perfect   
   compatibility with Microsoft's suite and looks just as good. The   
   drawback is that it is Chinese software and _might_ contain some malware.   
      
   > Quicken?   
      
   I would be surprised if it didn't run fairly easily through Wine or the   
   Crossover product. According to   
   , a simple Wine   
   installation will run it.   
      
   > MS Teams?   
      
   Available in the browser with no limitations whatsoever.   
      
   > Current   
   > Acrobat version?   
      
   Once again, it works as expected with Wine.   
      
   > Spektrum Programmer (RC model airplane firmware)?   
      
   Doesn't work perfectly in Linux as it gets a Bronze ratings in   
   WineHQ.org. It can still be used.   
      
   > Go   
   > Pro software?   
      
   Doesn't work at all. You'd need to install Windows in a virtual window.   
      
   > ForeFlight (or a substitute)?   
      
   No information on this whatsoever.   
      
   > I use all these on a frequent basis. All are readily available on   
   > Windows and/or iOS/Mac OS.   
      
   And some of us are tired of tinkering to get the simplest thing working.   
      
   --   
   God be with you,   
      
   CrudeSausage   
   Islam is the enemy   
   John 14:6   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)