[mdlug] IBM plants Linux on the desktop

[David Lane]

I would love to see Public Officials set a "Standard" like that, it would be quite a spectator sport.
   
  David 
   
   
  
Michael Corral <micorral at comcast.net> wrote:
  Robert Adkins a ecrit:
> Michael Corral wrote:
>> This looks very promising:
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/13/ibm_open_client/
>
> The only problem is overcoming the beliefs that end users have that
> they can *ONLY* work with MS Office and nothing else.

I don't think that is as big a problem as some people think.
Remember, before MS Office became popular, WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3
were the "standard" office apps, and somehow people managed to find a
way to use something else, despite resistance. Frankly, if I were an
employer and people were whining about not wanting to use anything but
MS Office, I'd say "OK, well if you can't do it then we'll find someone
who can". Then watch how quickly those people learn the new system. :)
It's just an office app, fer crying out loud, not something worth
risking your job over. They'll get used to it.

Michael
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