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Long time Windows user here

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Hi!

First, I would like to thank all involved in the development of Linux Mint. Your hard work are very much appreciated.

I'm a long time Windows user and still use it, because hundreds of our apps at work only runs on it. Anyways, I started looking for an alternatives a couple years ago when MS decided to make it so obvious they don't care about what the users want.

I also tried other Linux distros like Ubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, LXLE, Zorin OS, MX-15, OpenSuse, Solus....(can't remember the others). But I ended up with Linux Mint because of its overall score in the tests that I conducted.

For now, I'm the only one with a Linux OS at work (1 of 3 machines). But I'm trying to recommend it to everyone here.
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Hello mediclaser Image

Welcome to Linux Mint and the Linux Mint forum :)
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Welcome aboard, mediclaser!
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hello mediclaser and welcome to Linux Mint Forums,
Hope you'll enjoy :)
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Hi, and welcome!
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Hi mediclaser,

Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux Mint and its excellent forum!
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Thanks, WharfRat, jimallyn, kc1di, catweazel, and phd21!
All of you make me feel at home. :)
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mediclaser wrote: ⤴Tue Mar 20, 2018 3:30 pm ...
But I'm trying to recommend it to everyone here.
Welcome! Great that you're trying to recommend it to others. Hope you can spread the "fever". :lol:
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Welcome! You could try installing Windows in VirtualBox and see if the apps you need will run OK in that, in which case your co-workers will have no excuse! :mrgreen:
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JerryF wrote: ⤴Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:46 pm Welcome! Great that you're trying to recommend it to others. Hope you can spread the "fever". :lol:
Nobody else using it at work. But at home, there are 3 of us....me, my wife , and my little boy. :)
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BG405 wrote: ⤴Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:10 pm Welcome! You could try installing Windows in VirtualBox and see if the apps you need will run OK in that, in which case your co-workers will have no excuse! :mrgreen:
I would have done that already if only I had access right to the installation discs for the runtime package required. I would really like to test if the apps would run and don't break. Most require persistent connections with each other's data and logs. That is the main reason 2 of the 3 machines I use are still on Windows.
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