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On 6/06/2025 10:36 am, T wrote:
> On 6/5/25 4:31 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

<Snip>

> I do use GNU Cash.  It is has a bloody difficult learning curve,
> but once you get there, it is a wonderful tool.  I can't see
> any of my customer abandoning QuickBooks (a Linux killer) for it.
> Too much "new" to learn.
> 
>>> You can run Windows programs in Linux with the Wine application layer,
>>> but Wine is alpha stage code at best.
>>
>> It seems to be good enough to run the majority of Windows-specific games
>> on the Steam Deck. That product has created a whole new market category,
>> handheld PC gaming, where the Windows-based competitors are really
>> struggling to gain a foothold.
>>
>> And, you have to admit, games are among the most difficult things to run
>> properly under an emulator.
> 
> Wine is actually an application layer.  They get their nickers
> in a twist if you call it an emulator.  Chuckle.
> 
> 
T, what would be the possibility of setting your customers up to use 
Linux .... and then, for those 'special' programs (like QuickBooks) 
giving your customers a desktop icon called 'QuickBooks' which actually 
boots Wine and opens 'QuickBooks'??

Sure, it could end up with several copies of Wine running, each 
operating different Windows programs but it would be "DO"able, wouldn't it??
-- 
Daniel70