openoffice is dead?

[E K]

> Biggest roadblock to stated objective is that Linux is not
> relevant to
> most people's income.  The guy at Canada Computers
> saved his
> lunch/coffee money and was spending it on something. 
> Why?  Because it
> has direct bearing on his income.
> 
> People complain about "learning curve" on Linux, but endure
> through
> learning curve on Microsoft.  Why?  Because,
> Linux is not relevant to
> their income, but Microsoft definitely is.  Even
> though the learning
> curve on Microsoft is more horrific (we all know), they
> take it.
> Windows8 will be coming out, and they'll take it again.
> -- 

I can't agree more on this point because I can relate to it. While looking for job, I have to learn the MS equivalent of every product I know to be "relevant". MS-Project for OpenProject, Photoshop for gimp, Exchange for Zimbra, and so on.

EK
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