On 21/10/2019 12:46 p.m., Mike Powell : AUGUST ABOLINS wrote:

>> Linux and its many variants (distributions they call it) is quite
>> nice these days.  I've explored retiring XP and replacing it with
>> linux, but I still rely on several Windows programs that I can't
>> replace: Office, and Access to name the two main ones.
> While I am almost certain it still has not caught up to Access, the Word
> and Excel compatibles in Libre Office work nicely.

Hello Mike,

Libre's wordprocessor and the spreadsheet would be a perfectly fine replacement
for my needs. But MS Access has become a central program for my biz. 
Technically, I cannot work with a compatible.  And, along the way, I've grown
accustomed to some of the handy features in Outlook.

Otherwise, I would embrace the opportunity to walk away from the MS universe.

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