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Originally Posted by BSDfan666
Unix has been historically proprietary, those applications are for in-house development, but that doesn't mean "Unix isn't a suitable operating system"
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I never said it was not suitable. My initial response was to the claim that Windows is a consumer operating system, whereas *nix is for professional applications. I disagree.
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It simply means you need to seek out the software you require.. because.. there is bound to be someone else with similar needs taking appropriate action.
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What you find is that applications are available when that is what interests the people who write applications. The more specialized those applications are, the less likely you are to find them.
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(Shut up and hack!). 
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Sorry, it is far more cost-effective to purchase an application for $10K than to try to write it myself.
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And why do you keep mentioning Linux?
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Simply because Linux has a much more complete software infrastructure. You can get things like LabView, VMware, Comsol Multiphysics and the like on Linux. You can't on BSD, or even Solaris unless you are running a SPARC.