On 21 November 2011 20:05, Rony <[email protected]> wrote: > Without trying to sound pessimistic, I get the feeling that Linux is > lagging behind M$ and at a time when its chances of catching up were the > best. The gaps that Linux had created in the M$ environment through
Is it? I think slowly but steadily it is making inroads into the desktop market. This is going to be a loooong struggle, but I expect it to reach eventually there. As far as OpenOffice is concerned, I switched to LibreOffice a while back and it works great. I have not yet encountered a .docx file that it cannot open or save. Multimedia, CAD etc. I have no view. But MS is hurting where it matters - take a look at this (specifically, at the chart): http://goo.gl/nJ8Xv Netbanking - vote with your feet. There is no trouble operating HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank etc. netbanking on Linux. Switch - don't bitch :-) And tell your bank WHY you are switching. Binand -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
