Hi Jim,
In your post you say all of the Linux/Unix Apps "don't even come close"
to the Windows counterparts. I'm confused what metric you are using.
I'm willing to grant you that each of the Windows counterparts have
some number of features that you really like and/or are very convenient
for you. But I'd bet that most all of them are "close enough" in most
respects.
And for me "close enough" is *fantastic* because it means I can keep
using Unix as my desktop (which rocks for me for many reasons that lie
somewhat below the big-app level we are talking about).
I can understand that "close enough" may not be reason enough for you
to change and that is fine. It is perfectly OK to feel more comfortable
and productive on a different platform, gui, etc. It is obvious there is no
one OS and/or one set of apps that will make everyone happy.
I doubt I spend more than 150 hours per year for the last 5-6 years
working at a Windows desktop (and most of that is fixing things for
other people). To me it feels awkward and clusmy to use probably mainly
because I am not used to using it. I cannot claim be able to make a
fair comparison of the Windows-based apps because I just don't have the
time or need to spend the time to make a good comparison.
I don't know how many 100's of hours you've spent using Linux as your
desktop and I won't claim that you haven't explored things thoroughly,
but it may be possible that proficiency and comfort-level in one
platform makes another appear not even close. I know that is true for
me in why I choose Unix desktop over Windows or Mac. But I'm happy so
what can I say ;-)
Karl Runge
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