Isn't this getting a bit OFF-topic... I doubt whether this discussion belongs here, where the emails in this list are supposed to be regarding OpenOffice.org...
Greetings, Edwin de Witte 2005/8/17, Andrew Fisk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Sounds like you are making a case of OS X (which is a *nix OS) -- I > haven't seen IDVD or Garage band on windows, and while not being a > huge walmart fan -- know their business and they don't stock stuff > that they don't sell, so my guess is there are lots of people either > bootlegging windows or installing a linux desktop for a home > machine. I hope the later is true! > > Andy > Spitfire Computer Services > 441 Beaver Street > Suite 202 > Sewickley, PA 15143 > Phone (412) 749-0162 > Fax: (412) 749-0203 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.spitcomp.com > > On Aug 16, 2005, at 11:19 PM, Chad Smith wrote: > > > On 8/16/05, Jonathon Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> a) What applications / programs? > >> > > > > Adobe Photoshop, Adobe GoLive, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe > > InDesign, Adobe Distiller, Intuit Quiken, Intuit Quickbooks, Intuit > > Quickbooks Pro, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia > > Freehand, Microsoft Office, Age of Empires 3, The Sims 2, Halo 2, > > iTunes, HalfLife 2, iDVD, GarageBand, do I really need to go on? > > > > > >> > >> b) Do not exist for *Nix, or the equivalents in *Nix are bad? > >> > > > > No they don't or yes they are. Scribus is no InDesign. GnuCash is > > *NO WHERE NEAR* Quickbooks. Nothing compares to Half Life or Halo or > > the Sims. Exporting documents to PDF in OOo is not the same as making > > them with Acrobat, nor is exporting Impress files to Flash the same as > > making a Macromedia Flash movie or game. OpenOffice.org can't fully > > replace MSO (as discussed eariler in this thread, so please read my > > eariler post before killing me) and the GIMP, while awesome, isn't a > > 1-for-1 to Photoshop. > > > > > >> Disclaimer: I have a Win2K box, simply because that is what two of > >> the > >> best programs in their class/application run on. The *NIx > >> equivalents > >> are pretty bad, and are not likely to improve. > >> > > > > So, you see that it is true. If you knew that already, why did you > > ask? > > > > -Chad Smith > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > -- Groetjes, Edwin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
