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

[Doug]

On 09/14/2014 09:46 AM, user1 wrote:
> My conclusion is that in order to solve ALL tasks -and to use ALL
> websites on the internet you are FORCED to always have windows installed
> or to have an extra computer running windows.
>
> Certain websites e.g. some online banking websites and other websites are
> not to be used by linux only users?
>
> I would like to hear a proper statement about above from some of the
> really clever internet experts.
>
> If above is correct, then all sites with linux installation instructions
> ALWAYS should inform, so new linux users will know?
>
> THANKS?
>
>
My "bank"--a credit union--has  a software so convoluted and unfriendly
I just forego using it. The advantages of this particular institution
outweigh the absence of Internet communication. But if I _had_ to have
a 'net connection to a bank, and it didn't support Linux, I think I
would find another bank. There are certainly enough of them! There are
at least five banks in addition to the credit union in my "hamlet"
(official name) of 14,000 people.

--doug