Does it take too long to fire up? Yeah; a lot of that is that it loads the whole suite at once even if you're writing a grocery list.
Having said that, two points: 1. Do you suffer performance hits after it's loaded? I never have, and I use it at home on 512MB of RAM, both in XP and Ubuntu 5.10 and at work in XP on a barbaric 256MB. Yes, it leaves a fairly large footprint in XP, but that's a gimme. [overgeneralization] Any MS product will run more efficiently in Windows than a comparably featured FOSS product. [/overgeneralization] 2. What about actual size on your disk? OOo (and god, I do so detest that acronym) beats the piss out of MS Office.
with a few notable exceptions like Apache and PostGRE...and Gaim. And Firefox. And Azureus. And the Gimp. And DaemonTools. And a little dimeshop program called Linux.
In reality, Korea is rife with software piracy -- and I'm not talking about people downloading warez, as one can buy (for a fraction of the retail cost) just about anything on the street (and in "reputable" businesses). This problem costs Microsoft much more than the fine.
Didn't we go over this yesterday, guys? "Piracy" doesn't hurt Microsoft a bit, quite the contrary. It's like the tobacco companies in the pre-litigation days turning a blind eye to teenagers stealing cigarettes. Yes, you're forgoing a little immediate profit, but you're gaining market share, and one day those punk shoplifter kids will grow up to smoke a pack a day.
>>It's a classic case of addiction..And Microsoft counts on this. That's why they dominate - they have everybody "addicted" to their software.
Funny, I was just discussing that with someone last night, regarding "pirate Windows copies." MSFT depends on pirated Windows copies to replentish their user base.
Okay, the last line was definately troll-worthy, but the gist of the post is spot on. You can't use OSX on non-Apple hardware, and that is friggin' retarded. I've heard all kinds of good things about OSX, but if I can't run it on the hardware I own and like, then screw it.
The free CDs are a really neat gesture, but it'd be nice if there was an option to pay for your own shipping, and maybe get it in less than a month. I ordered five to pass out to Linuxphobe friends, and three weeks later I haven't seen 'em...
You're contradicting yourself all over the place. "Who cares if Microsoft owns the Office (sic) industry..." "Create your own software and don't worry about Microsoft."
So it's okay to make your own office suite, but not to try to get others to use it? Come back when you make sense.
Well, I would prefer a new category be created for Open Document stories. Especially when Slashdot seems to run one every other day. Besides, if your reasoning holds (seemlessly (sic) integrate a non-windows desktop...) why isn't it filed under Apple or BSD?
Let me explain it to you. You can go down to your local courthouse right now and look at deeds, birth certificates, etc., from 1905, or 1805. A hundred years from now, people will need to view documents from 2005. Open document formats facilitate that in a way that proprietary formats do not.
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I'd guess Google will keep maintaining and upgrading the email client that really is knocking the holy piss out any and all competitors out there. Just a hunch.
Because we are talking about marketing, Cost is not an argument in Linux's favor. If you look at the distros that actually have marketing and support behind them (RedHat, SUSE), Windows is usually cheaper to buy on the desktop.
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Does it take too long to fire up? Yeah; a lot of that is that it loads the whole suite at once even if you're writing a grocery list.
Having said that, two points:
1. Do you suffer performance hits after it's loaded? I never have, and I use it at home on 512MB of RAM, both in XP and Ubuntu 5.10 and at work in XP on a barbaric 256MB. Yes, it leaves a fairly large footprint in XP, but that's a gimme. [overgeneralization] Any MS product will run more efficiently in Windows than a comparably featured FOSS product. [/overgeneralization]
2. What about actual size on your disk? OOo (and god, I do so detest that acronym) beats the piss out of MS Office.
with a few notable exceptions like Apache and PostGRE...and Gaim. And Firefox. And Azureus. And the Gimp. And DaemonTools. And a little dimeshop program called Linux.
In reality, Korea is rife with software piracy -- and I'm not talking about people downloading warez, as one can buy (for a fraction of the retail cost) just about anything on the street (and in "reputable" businesses). This problem costs Microsoft much more than the fine.
Didn't we go over this yesterday, guys? "Piracy" doesn't hurt Microsoft a bit, quite the contrary. It's like the tobacco companies in the pre-litigation days turning a blind eye to teenagers stealing cigarettes. Yes, you're forgoing a little immediate profit, but you're gaining market share, and one day those punk shoplifter kids will grow up to smoke a pack a day.
GMAFB. Apple's only had 30 years to build their market share, and to this very day, no one but Apple makes software for them.
>>It's a classic case of addiction..And Microsoft counts on this. That's why they dominate - they have everybody "addicted" to their software.
Funny, I was just discussing that with someone last night, regarding "pirate Windows copies." MSFT depends on pirated Windows copies to replentish their user base.
Don't we sue tobacco companies for these tactics?
"Alternative" motives, you say?
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Let the Great Flame War and endless stream of ./ articles begin...
Funny. I tried www.dotslash.com and didn't come up with anything.
Oh, don't downmod him. We all know he's talking about XP. See, it says right there, "extra viral!"
*looking over lease*
Hey, wait a goddamned minute here!
Okay, the last line was definately troll-worthy, but the gist of the post is spot on. You can't use OSX on non-Apple hardware, and that is friggin' retarded. I've heard all kinds of good things about OSX, but if I can't run it on the hardware I own and like, then screw it.
Not out of the box, true. Install XMMS.
Days like this, I wish I had a "-1 Give Me One Goddamn Example" modifier.
This one is so obviouse (sic) its (sic) as if you didnt (sic) even read it.
Indeed.
Although they got their original inspiration from here, they wen't
They whated?
The free CDs are a really neat gesture, but it'd be nice if there was an option to pay for your own shipping, and maybe get it in less than a month. I ordered five to pass out to Linuxphobe friends, and three weeks later I haven't seen 'em...
You're contradicting yourself all over the place. "Who cares if Microsoft owns the Office (sic) industry..." "Create your own software and don't worry about Microsoft."
So it's okay to make your own office suite, but not to try to get others to use it? Come back when you make sense.
Well, I would prefer a new category be created for Open Document stories. Especially when Slashdot seems to run one every other day. Besides, if your reasoning holds (seemlessly (sic) integrate a non-windows desktop...) why isn't it filed under Apple or BSD?
Let me explain it to you. You can go down to your local courthouse right now and look at deeds, birth certificates, etc., from 1905, or 1805. A hundred years from now, people will need to view documents from 2005. Open document formats facilitate that in a way that proprietary formats do not.
Is there a reason that all OpenDoc stories must be filed under Linux?
Besides, getting U.N. members even to so much as agree as to the time of day is a challenge
Well, see, there's this system called "time zones," and with the delegates being from different countries and all, I suppose that makes sense.
Um. What was the question?
I'd guess Google will keep maintaining and upgrading the email client that really is knocking the holy piss out any and all competitors out there. Just a hunch.
Because we are talking about marketing, Cost is not an argument in Linux's favor. If you look at the distros that actually have marketing and support behind them (RedHat, SUSE), Windows is usually cheaper to buy on the desktop.
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/
How exactly does one go about stealing open source software?
All those "locked in" documents presently sitting in Word format, and not an easy way to convert them over to an open format.
File > Open > thisdoc.doc
File > Save As > thisdoc.odt
File > Close