No, I don't think *current* linux users will buy SmartSuite....
With an acknowledgement that I might be in a small but vocal minority, in my case, you'd be wrong. If IBM released Smartsuite on Linux, I'd be online buying something like 30 seconds after it became available. In fact, I would contribute development time to porting it, because next to the M$ hegenomy, Smartsuite has consistently been a good choice for many of my smaller clients.
Most of whom I would like to migrate to Linux, (preferably before what little MS support is left for the Win9X operating system completely evaporates), but without requiring them to endure the heavy pains of relearning a new app suite. Aside from which I would love to have a Linux, Lotus-script enabled version of Approach for my family to use and learn on.
That, a corporate-grade email app, and end-to-end MIDI capability would be enough for me to banish all MS software from my home machine permanently.
Re:If you build it, they will come (Score:1)
With an acknowledgement that I might be in a small but vocal minority, in my case, you'd be wrong. If IBM released Smartsuite on Linux, I'd be online buying something like 30 seconds after it became available. In fact, I would contribute development time to porting it, because next to the M$ hegenomy, Smartsuite has consistently been a good choice for many of my smaller clients.
Most of whom I would like to migrate to Linux, (preferably before what little MS support is left for the Win9X operating system completely evaporates), but without requiring them to endure the heavy pains of relearning a new app suite. Aside from which I would love to have a Linux, Lotus-script enabled version of Approach for my family to use and learn on.
That, a corporate-grade email app, and end-to-end MIDI capability would be enough for me to banish all MS software from my home machine permanently.