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well I doubt they were originally made to run windows and Office
they were created to run programs like AutoCAD, which does run fairly well under wine, photoshop, things that aren't written for Linux. I guess in your closed mind you would think it's only for windows and office, but you have a very short thought process, so i'll forgive you this once. I would have to say, the majority of users for this kind of software are using it for everything OTHER than office and windows, they did make a choice. Why would you move to linux if you wanted to use office, that would be No_ax kind of thinking. I'm sure some use it for office, not for windows, but that is their choice, and i highly doubt the majority use office at all on linux. There's a reason they choice OSX or linux in the first place.

These people writing things like wine created it to work on programs not available for linux, OSX BSD. They needed to run certain programs, and this helped them with it. Now these people are making it available to all windows products, they see a market in this. Guess no business would look for something somebody wanted and sell it to them eh? Maybe there is a market, and this is just a catcher? Ever think about that? Apparently not.

Oh yeah, because you are wrong, again...
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Wine is a dead end  A.Typical Zork | 06/30/06
Hold on a sec....  ponderworks@... | 06/30/06
Yes, and that is the whole problem  A.Typical Zork | 06/30/06
the foolishness in your own logic  yogeee | 06/30/06
Give it a rest  baggins_z | 06/30/06
Not that I care, but  DemonX | 06/30/06
Why does marketshare matter?  tic swayback | 07/05/06
Well, as a trasition tool, as there are more native Linux apps, it will  DonnieBoy | 06/30/06
WINE is not an emulator!!!  swoopee | 06/30/06
With everything being said ,  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 07/01/06
Don't listen to the Wine-ers.  Roger Ramjet | 06/30/06
So anyone that Doesn't use wine is a criminal?  yogeee | 06/30/06
Easy, Rog!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/30/06
Or if you're principled...  techboy_z | 06/30/06
WINE has one advantage  doh123 | 06/30/06
Even better: Barts PE + Xen  OhMyGosh | 06/30/06
i agree  not of this world | 07/02/06
No Printers????  wolf_z | 06/30/06
Clarification: printing  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/30/06
mac  Scott W | 07/02/06
Why can't you print?  Michael Kelly | 06/30/06
Guess that's because peeps R not USING windows office products anymore.  yogeee | 06/30/06
True ,  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 07/01/06
One last sentence ,  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 07/01/06
WINE looked good to me  999ad@... | 06/30/06
WINE is easy to understand  gigglypuff | 06/30/06
Hey, thanx  999ad@... | 06/30/06
Occasional surprises  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/30/06
Dead end, even a Linux Geek wouldn't use it  Boot_Agnostic | 06/30/06
If I had infinite time for porting...  John L. Ries | 06/30/06
Here we have the evangelist .  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 07/01/06
Wine like getting drunk?  Linux User 147460 | 06/30/06
Or moonshine  Shelendrea | 06/30/06
Well, a little fire water never hurt no one  Linux User 147460 | 06/30/06
Ya hit the nail right square in the head .  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 07/01/06
Face it, everyone wants to run Windows and MS Office.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/30/06
The troll speaks...  Monkey_MCSE | 06/30/06
And the wizard speaks  Linux User 147460 | 06/30/06
you think that up all by yourself??  Monkey_MCSE | 06/30/06
Well I sure did....  Linux User 147460 | 06/30/06
keep trying...  Monkey_MCSE | 06/30/06
Well if I did....  Linux User 147460 | 06/30/06
Sheesh, Why Argue With Them?  itanalyst | 06/30/06
Uh, so why all the effort then?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/30/06
The idea is...  John L. Ries | 06/30/06
well I doubt they were originally made to run windows and Office  Monkey_MCSE | 06/30/06
I have to disagree  Linux User 147460 | 06/30/06
depends on how you're using it...  Monkey_MCSE | 06/30/06
To all the linux and Mac Heads  keydesignz | 06/30/06
I run Fedora Core 5 not Windows here.....  Linux User 147460 | 06/30/06
The answer is simple  Michael Kelly | 06/30/06
I don't want to  Patrick Jones | 06/30/06
Then you don't have to  Linux User 147460 | 06/30/06
Face It, You're A Clueless Moron  itanalyst | 06/30/06
If he is...  John L. Ries | 06/30/06
Now that is class  Linux User 147460 | 06/30/06
If that were true...  John L. Ries | 06/30/06
You are tight, just the smart users do.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/30/06
figured as much of a response from you...  Monkey_MCSE | 06/30/06
Do yourself a favor then and ignore my posts.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/01/06
why not show you for what you are though..  Monkey_MCSE | 07/01/06
You Failed Logic Class In College Didn't You?  itanalyst | 06/30/06
College ?  Linux User 147460 | 06/30/06
Glad you agree with me.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/01/06
So nice of you to talk for "everyone"  GoPower | 06/30/06
People are happy to do what they are told is what they want.  HypnoToad | 06/30/06
You will Use WINDOWS FOREVER!!! devil  Linux User 147460 | 06/30/06
If I wanted to get busy  keydesignz | 06/30/06
Yawn. More proof OS X is fully leeched from freeware.  HypnoToad | 06/30/06
What??  keydesignz | 06/30/06
I am running Fedora Core 5 - uname -a output  Linux User 147460 | 06/30/06
RE: I am running Fedora Core 5 - uname -a output  richdave | 07/01/06
You are a true schmuck !  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 07/03/06
I love this statement  People | 07/02/06
flames etc  Goodolejim | 07/03/06
Mac on Windows  wolfchen@... | 07/03/06

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