One issue you have not discussed is the ability to open documents and spread sheets in different systems. Sending documents to other organizations is important. The inability to open, read and often revise documents is essential for effective business communications.
Once MS Office became the dominant player, they "froze out" WordPerfect and effectively marginlized it and all other non MS systems. To be effective, Linux Office Products will have to both be able to work with MS generated documents and be able to send documents that can be read and used in the MS world.
Training and cost are important, but non-portable communications have very little value.
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One issue you have not discussed is the ability to open documents and spread sheets in different systems. Sending documents to other organizations is important. The inability to open, read and often revise documents is essential for effective business communications.
Once MS Office became the dominant player, they "froze out" WordPerfect and effectively marginlized it and all other non MS systems. To be effective, Linux Office Products will have to both be able to work with MS generated documents and be able to send documents that can be read and used in the MS world.
Training and cost are important, but non-portable communications have very little value.