On 12 Nov 2002, Anton Piatek wrote: > Sure it is a worrying trend... but then, why would i pay for something > that *might* be compatible with MSOffice, when i could go pay for > windows and office and be guaranteed compatibility... unfortunately, > microsoft has a monopoly on office, and a huge client base... if you > want to use something else, it HAS to be compatible... and if it isnt > guaranteed (which cant be done, cause MS dont realease their formats for > other companies) then why should i pay for it at all.... > > If Sun or Open Office wrote software that was guaranteed to do > everything the new ofice does, id probably pay for it (depending on the > price, as i dont want copmatibility as much as the M$ price tag... that > i just find unreasonable for personal use)
it should not come as a big surprise that even msoffice is not guaranteed to be compatible with msoffice. just try moving the same word doc amongst different versions of word. anyway, i see your point -- i was just trying to emphasize that, despite how spoiled we've all become with free, high-quality, open-source, GPLed software, sometimes it really is a good investment to actually pay for something. and, in my opinion, crossover office is worth the money. obviously, if you don't need it, don't buy it. but for a lot of people, it's the perfect solution. rday -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
