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On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 18:04:51 +0000
Daniela <dgw@liwest.at> wrote:
 
>    o better compatibility
> 
> I asked a lot of people what keeps them from dumping Windoze. The
> main reason for not switching is that they fear having to throw out
> their existing data and apps with it.

Sorta find it odd to expect the exact same program to work, and wine
is a pain to work with, but what could be useful is something that
points to programs that provide similar features or whatever to what
they where using on windows...