>>We looking for something that is cross platform. With Google, Apple and Linux all gaining ground on MS I want to at least explore possibilities other than being joined to MS at the hip. At this point everything is open including .Net. Our concern is where will the market be in five years? Our customer base is a lot of small shops all over the country with 2 to 10 PCs.
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>With technology five years can be a long time. :)

You mean, long enough that anything can happen? Like M$ getting the Windows right? ;)