[TriLUG] Where is Linux today?

[Brian McCullough]

On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 10:24:31AM -0400, Douglas A. Whitfield wrote:
> 
> My friend has probably never used OOo or Linux.  He's a little over the top,
> but with OOo doing .docx, more people could use OOo and I think "Word" (as
> many people call Office) is a stumbling block for many people moving to
> Linux.  I know the issue isn't whether people will move to Linux, but
> whether they should, but this speaks to that point too.  If people aren't
> happy with MS Office and OOo can now do .docx, what *shouldn't* they move to
> Linux?

Because it isn't called "Word!"  I have run into this one in the past,
from supposedly intelligent business people.  They have bought into the
"Microsoft is God" mantra, and can't hear anything else.


Brian