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My mom was on the market for a PC upgrade. I so badly wanted to get her moved to a MacBook Air, but she's forced to use some niche accounting software made by S
by hbn 2y ago
My mom was on the market for a PC upgrade. I so badly wanted to get her moved to a MacBook Air, but she's forced to use some niche accounting software made by Sage (I think specifically for the Canadian market even?) that only exists on Windows.
These situations are what keep everyone a hostage of Microsoft.
- JeanMarcS 2y agoI've got a Windows XP virtual machine on my Linux desktop computer exactly for a similar reason. I start it when needed and close it. And of course it's not connected to Internet.
- philistine 2y agoI can relate to your pain, in Canada the overwhelming majority of accountants use Sage 50, which has a burgeoning cloud version but still lives as Windows software. I got an accountant instead of switching away from macOS. Made more sense.
- npteljes 2y agoAgreed, and hardware support is another one. For PC hardware (and software as well), the de-facto standard platform is Windows.