this is going to sound a bit rude but please dont take it that way.

I think too many people come to a OS and do just what George did: tried to
convince himself this was for him. That is NOT the way to do it.

When someone is looking at linux and they look immediately to WINE so they can
keep their windows apps - those people should STAY with Windows. And its just
this simple: windows apps are made for windows and while some will run on linux
through WINE, that is only a temporary solution.

I really believe if you are going to move from Windows to Linux (of any brand)
that you have to get into the linux way of things and out of the windows way and
use something that will feel different.

Its difficult. I know. I struggled - have and do - with certain apps but, with
change comes inner change - as in accepting something different. A different way
of doing things.