[luau] Advertiser: Beware of Using Word 97 & Beyond

[joelinux at earthlink.net]

One reason I'm not worried much about it is because I hardly use any M$
software.  I've used some version of Linux virtually exclusively for the past
two years or so.  For word processing, I use either Abiword or Open Office. 
So it's sort of a non-problem for me.  A bigger problem in my mind is M$'s
obstructionist policies which inhibit or more likely prevent the development
of better alternative software.

The Wall Street Journal had an article during the past few days that indicates
that it is still very hard for a company like HP to do much with Linux because
so much of their business is tied to the M$ operating system.  If there was
true competition within the computer industry then we would have little to
worry about in regard to poor quality M$ offerings.

Interestingly the Wall Street Journal article stated that Linux has about 2.7%
of the desktop market whereas Apple has about3.1 % with M$ in control of the
rest.  I feel Linux is now coming close to Apple in market penetration and
most like soon pass them unless Apple releases an OS-X version for standard
AMD PC's.


On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 04:28:46 -1000 "W. Wayne Liauh" <LiauhW001 at Hawaii.rr.com>
wrote:

> Today's business section of Honolulu Advertiser
> has an article 
> discussing what I just mentioned.  The problem
> actually extends 
> to Word 2000 and XP.
> 
> I am sensing that not everyone here realizes
> the gravity of this 
> problem.