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Massachusetts set to switch off Microsoft
Kintaro:
He has been hauled to the carpet. There have been trails against Microsoft and things have been done to help flush the monopoly, that also, is ongoing.
hm_murdock:
It takes an awful lot to change public opinion, and for the last ten years, the public's opinion has been MIA. The problem is that they have no opinion, they just "know" what they're told. Unfortunate problem is they're told things by morons. Where did these morons get their info? They got it from "business". And ya know, for some reason, business finds it in their best interest to spend a shitton of money on shitty software every year.
Spending too much money + Relearning software every year = Good
Spending no money + Relearning once = Bad
But then, check out this equation that someone managed to shove down their throats...
Spend $75,000 + $20,000 support contract + $45,000 lost due to software failures = Low "Total Cost Of Ownership"
Spend $0 + $0 support contract + $5,000 lost due to software failures = High "Total Cost Of Ownership"
I'm sorry. I can't see it. They can, though. It makes perfect sense to their middle-management brains, and that's what you have to combat. I don't see how you can, though. Best you can do is try for one person at a time. There's no way that you can change the opinion of 200 million sheep, aside from one at a time.
Aloone_Jonez:
We still use MS Office 97 at work, but I suppose we'll be forced to upgrade sooner or later.
This is very good news, but I wonder why they chose OO over Star Office, is it because they don't require the support?
Why do companies use Star Office anyway? Is it just for the support or are they other advantages too, like extra features maybe?
DavidB:
--- Quote from: kintaro ---He has been hauled to the carpet. There have been trails against Microsoft and things have been done to help flush the monopoly, that also, is ongoing.
--- End quote ---
Oh, please - Bill Gates has never been hauled to the carpet. He's a received a series of slaps on the wrists. Typical punishment consists of forcing Microsoft to give consumers vouchers for discounts on software made by - guess who? - Microsoft. What a farce.
MarathoN:
I found this freaky site a few days ago.
http://exodus2006.com/3code.htm
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