Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject: Re: Before Dimdows 10 Goes EOL, I'm Testing Linux To Save My Laptop
 From The Landfill
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025 03:21:19 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Lines: 11
Message-ID: <103qbff$1ar96$2@dont-email.me>
References: <103i58h$3340l$1@dont-email.me>
	<2mup5kl8acedvf1pa75f0sqdarcput8s14@4ax.com> <103jouf$3hfel$1@dont-email.me>
	<t28r5k9kf56publbot5pqudv5lqp51csbf@4ax.com>
	<hZudna9P7rySNcD1nZ2dnZfqnPQAAAAA@giganews.com>
	<103kh39$3n15l$1@dont-email.me> <103l6oh$3ir2e$5@dont-email.me>
	<72et5k59m8qagfl720d0rmkcamr7q6eqq4@4ax.com> <103nhkl$bdq7$2@dont-email.me>
	<mc9e37Fj9okU3@mid.individual.net> <103o0j7$bdq7$5@dont-email.me>
	<103o63g$o6do$1@dont-email.me> <103o7pi$bdq8$7@dont-email.me>
	<103prpi$142ke$4@dont-email.me> <103q4cm$15sbl$2@dont-email.me>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Injection-Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025 05:21:19 +0200 (CEST)
Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="e4d26666dab869f77932e83559c67796";
	logging-data="1404198"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19E10pmC3lmWKmtmVnmgNwI"
User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk)
Cancel-Lock: sha1:cSLso+cab9HIpWFJk7DO0UFp/9I=

On Sat, 28 Jun 2025 18:20:22 -0700, T wrote:

> On 6/28/25 3:53 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>> Cloud-based means it gets you one step closer to retiring old Windows
>> machines. I’m sure they’re already widely accepted by accountants etc.
> 
> Accountants around these parts are Windows based Quickbooks or take a
> hike.

So much for free-market competition, eh?