Re: Sadly only one upvote to give.
"And its no good bleating about how manufacturers "should" provide non-windows alternatives"
I didn't but there again I didn't mention anything about medical environment either.
On the other hand a quick Google suggest that most areas of specialized medicine that involved detailed analysis of MRI, CAT etc does use software that is often available for Windows, Mac & Linux. It seems to be in the areas of databases and messaging that Windows is used solely.
If you want specialist areas I know of dozens of scientific programs only available for Unix/Linux some of them are eye-wateringly expensive. I'd also point out that MPLab is highly specialized.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
