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I told you Linux was going to dominate the future...
zooloo:
quote:Originally posted by void main:
Unfortunately I can not unretract my retraction because that is the page that caused the retraction.
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Remain retracted.
They put it like that because StarOffice 5 saved to it's own default database.
What they are saying is that you can access your existing data(base).
You can create new ones too
zooloo
[ December 23, 2002: Message edited by: zooloo ]
Oversight:
The day that linux becomes mainstream is the day that computer manufacturers like Dell or Gateway put Linux on the Home PCs, Dell currently sells Red hat for their workstation line. But not Personal Computers.......YET.
But Microsoft have these guys by the balls, so its hard to say when they will.
zooloo:
PCs will come with open source because it's a business oportunity.
Here I am thinking Windows and basic office suite (Word processor and spreadsheet)
PC
dbl221:
quote:Market forces are in OSSes favour.
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Thats true in the pure economics sense, but in the real world big companies have REAL control over the market place, ie they can dictate to their own customers and other companies.
It is not just Micro$haft that does this but many many big companies also. Its a sad truth.
zooloo:
quote:Originally posted by dbl221:
... but in the real world big companies have REAL control over the market place, ie they can dictate to their own customers and other companies.
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This is true. Some of those companies will follow OSS for their own competitive advantage.
An example of this is StarOffice/OpenOffice.org, Sun noticed they were giving MS some $61 million per annum for licences - so they made their own software instead.
If MS dictate too much thet will lose custom not keep it.
OSS will doninate the future.
zooloo
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