Comment Re:Performance (Score 1) 450
Wow, defensive much?
In reality, most of those other apps could be used just fine with a seamless rdesktop or Citrix connection to a single Windows server. You may need Windows, but that doesn't mean you need it on every desk.
Many large organisations already use Citrix to access niche applications like this, instead of buying a license for every single desktop that might ever need to access them. Switching the underlying desktop to Linux is an option, and any public company that rules it out without even considering it is not doing their duty to their shareholders.