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...improve Wine until it can run nearly every Windows program...
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I think the point was kind of missed. If you cannot evaluate the competition's software/applications side-by-side it is not a very good comparison. Also, admit it, the majority of people on this list are well above average when it comes to technical acumen. If Linux is to really catch on like wildfire as a desktop replacement then is really should become a universal OS. It will need to run any desktop application from any desktop OS. Think about it this way - If you moved to Florida (or your favorite location) and the requirements to live there were that you HAD to paint your house a specific set of colors, it had to be build a certain way, and you had to wear reed skirts with a tank top and flip-flops only a few people would find that appealing. Now, it the clothing and housing restrictions were removed, move people would live there. Pretty much the same thing when it comes to the desktop environment.
Please note, I am making a distinction here. Desktop vs. Server.
My two pence.
- Michienne