> From a desktop perspective, everybody uses office. Unfortunately, > everybody also uses some other task specific app without which, the job > cannot be done. Office functionality is crucial but it as only the > first step. >
I must agree. Try getting your new USB PDA to sync with linux. I finally succeeded after great effort. No business in its right mind would waste the time. Worthy of note is the the pilot-xfer (crucial for connectivity) forum seems to be dead. I am subscribed and have seen one or two letters in the past month. Then, there is the almost complete lack of vendor support for inkjet printers. And, those multifunctional printers/fax/scanners. There is no support for these in linux. So, until linux gets the hardware support problems figured out, which it never will until the hardware vendors decide linux is worth supporting, linux on the desktop will be confined to a few techophils. The only hope is that in Asia linux might catch on. If so, maybe the hardware vendors will support linux. Of course, since MS software is almost free in Asia due to widespread piracy, I am not holding my breath. Joel _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
