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Rathji · 06-01-2010, 05:56 AM

My mom used Ubuntu 9.10 exclusively for about a year with no complaints, but she isn't what you would consider a power user.

OpenOffice really is fine. Not sure how it compares with MS Office 2010 though.

As for .NET, I have no personal experience, but as Photon said either use Windows or a VirtualBox.

I have zero experience with MobileMe, but I know when my mom got her iPhone I was not willing to mess around to get it to work with Linux so I switched her back to Windows. It probably would not have been that hard but it was easier to reinstall XO than figure it out.

06-01-2010, 05:56 AM	#5
Rathji Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl Exp:	My mom used Ubuntu 9.10 exclusively for about a year with no complaints, but she isn't what you would consider a power user. OpenOffice really is fine. Not sure how it compares with MS Office 2010 though. As for .NET, I have no personal experience, but as Photon said either use Windows or a VirtualBox. I have zero experience with MobileMe, but I know when my mom got her iPhone I was not willing to mess around to get it to work with Linux so I switched her back to Windows. It probably would not have been that hard but it was easier to reinstall XO than figure it out. __________________ "Wake up, Luigi! The only time plumbers sleep on the job is when we're working by the hour."