Are you forced to buy windows in order to solve certain tasks on the internet e.g. like certain banktasks and to update garmin gps maps and other

[user1]

On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 16:51:45 +0100, David Fletcher wrote:

> On Thu, 2014-07-31 at 15:31 +0000, user1 wrote:
>> Are you forced to buy windows in order to solve certain tasks on the
>> internet e.g. like certain bank tasks and to update garmin gps maps etc
>> 
>> 
>> 
> I am using the Garmin Etrex Legend HCX. I just copy the Open Street Map
> file into the micro SD card and it "Just Works".
> 
> Never had any problems using banking. Years ago Santander used to
> complain that they didn't recognise my OS but that stupidity stopped.
> 
> I do have to use windows if there's a firmware update for my Brother
> laser, which I'm not too happy about but I do have a hard drive I can
> swap into my computer with a caddy system to run XP so that I can live
> with.
> 
> If you're into astronomy, you can't, as far as I know, update a Meade
> Autostar unit unless you turn to the dark side. I've complained to Meade
> about this in the past, but they're not addressing the problem, so I've
> not purchased their product.
> 
> Dave

Okay.
My questions was more generally when you are not an ubuntu expert
When you have windows you can solve windows tasks easy.
What I mean is there are lots of tasks made only for windows and mac, 
seems like several companies do not bother to make tasks suitable for 
linux as it probably costs too much to make and maintain and there are 
too few linux users in the world?
As I see it Windows thus force people to buy windows even if they are 
only using linux (but secretly the backdoor way)?