You are more or less describing the exact niche the Crossover product from Codeweavers fills (originally called Crossover Office because Office was the main sup

You are more or less describing the exact niche the Crossover product from Codeweavers fills (originally called Crossover Office because Office was the main supported application). I'd give the free trial a try. You're paying for support, and it's free Wine underneath - the proprietary part is the Crossover UI which basically just speeds installation of Office and other supported apps.