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Eric "Shubes" plug at shubes.net
Tue Nov 14 11:52:15 MST 2006


Craig White wrote:
> 
> As for not being able to run Microsoft Office on Linux...
> 
> - Open Office opens/saves .doc/.xls/.pps files (as well as their
> template brethren)
> - These file types are soon to be extinct
> - Open Office also opens/saves open document format (link provided last
> email)
> - Microsoft Office does not open/save open document formats
> - Open Office also includes Draw & Base at no extra cost
> - Open Office is free, open source, freely distributable
> - Microsoft Office (depending upon flavor) costs between $300 - $600 per
> user
> 
> The only issue Microsoft Office presents is Outlook which is murderous
> if you are not using Exchange Server and if you are using Exchange
> Server, you get it free anyway.

Let's not forget the time and expense of training staff who are proficient
with M$ Office to use OO instead. I made that mistake once. Not a trivial
endeavor.

> Craig
> 
-- 
-Eric 'shubes'


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