I am relying less and less on Windows 2000 as time goes by. I have it in its own partition with the very proprietary programs for which I have no Linux equivalent at this point, and there are quite a few!
Open Office, Opera, Mozilla, et al, are proving to be very nice counterparts/alternatives to M$FT products. I am not buying new M$FT products, nor do I plan to upgrade to XP unless forced to do so for some reason (work, etc.)
You state that you have gone to Mac.....you are now locked into not only proprietary software...it's the hardware, too. I am no more a fan of Steve Jobs than I am of Gates/Ballmer/Mundie...! So, Mac, even OSX, is no option for me...it's just grossly overpriced hardware.
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I am relying less and less on Windows 2000 as time goes by. I have it in its own partition with the very proprietary programs for which I have no Linux equivalent at this point, and there are quite a few!
Open Office, Opera, Mozilla, et al, are proving to be very nice counterparts/alternatives to M$FT products. I am not buying new M$FT products, nor do I plan to upgrade to XP unless forced to do so for some reason (work, etc.)
You state that you have gone to Mac.....you are now locked into not only proprietary software...it's the hardware, too. I am no more a fan of Steve Jobs than I am of Gates/Ballmer/Mundie...! So, Mac, even OSX, is no option for me...it's just grossly overpriced hardware.
Cathy