[plug] Linux Desktop Market

[Chris Watt]

Well, with the release of OpenOffice.org 2.0 how is this compatibility
going now?

What are the major flaws in OO.o preventing it from being used with
Word at the moment and how many users is it really affecting?




On 10/24/05, simon <simon at chrome64.org> wrote:
> Chris Watt (something.rotten at gmail.com) wrote:
>
> > So, does anyone think that a company could be founded on the ability
> > to offer premium computers (so computers ready for the internet,
> > office apps, etc.) could be sold to the public or do you think there
> > are still factors hindering the adoption of this system, esp. by
> > schools, seniors and first time users?
>
> One word - 'Office'. Noone cares about windows. However, the vast majority of
> corporate users need Office to communicate with each other (ie, theyve settled
> on a standard). Usually people like to use the same stuff at home as they do
> at the office.
>
> Desktop supremacy seems unlikely until people are given a valid reason to all
> swap from office to a competing linux based product (which aint gonna happen),
> or Microsoft Office import/export filters on the competing products becomes so
> good that there is never an issue (which is unlikely to happen), or Microsoft
> open their file formats for office (was that the sound of hell freezing
> over?).
>
> In short, widespread home use wont occur until you get the corporates. You
> wont get the corporates until you solve this office problem.
>
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