Too late, I agree with Stephen. The rise of browser has abstracted whatever underlining operating system users are using. As long as they just have a modern browser that connects to the internet, web applications such as zoho, google docs that are browser based completely nullify the need for MS word installed on Windows X. Coupled with that, online editors like blog software (wordpress, blogger), email editors are becoming so advanced that you wouldn't compose a blog or an email from MS word first before publishing or sending it.
Now speaking native apps, already Android already has enough good-enough document processors. MS Word only has a strong brand that will be strong enough to entice android users to download it. On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Stephen S. Musoke <[email protected]>wrote: > Paul,**** > > ** ** > > The problem is that if Google Docs and Spreadsheets, plus other online > offerings become the norm, then there is no need for Microsoft Office. This > will affect Sharepoint/Exchange/SQL Server usage which still make money > whether run in Windows Server or virtualized in a Linux box. **** > > ** ** > > Office is the foot in the door, the rest of the products are the > vendor-lockin. **** > > ** ** > > Stephen **** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Paul Bagyenda > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 06, 2013 11:32 AM > > *To:* Uganda Linux User Group > *Subject:* Re: [LUG] I think hell is getting a cold front!**** > > ** ** > > Indeed and that's why I think (for them) it is best to keep it Windows > only. The money for Office is in the enterprise. And there you want to use > Office to keep customers moving from Windows X to Windows Y every so many > years. And buying Exchange and Sharepoint etc., and running stuff on > Windows Server because they are comfortable with the ecosystem. Why level > the playing field? And who does that much actual office work on the tablet? > There one can deliver a smaller 'office' without losing much…**** > > ** ** > > P.**** > > ** ** > > On Feb 06, 2013, at 11:06, Stephen S. Musoke <[email protected]> wrote:** > ** > > > > **** > > Paul,**** > > **** > > For Microsoft Office is now a bigger cash cow than Windows, and with > tablets/smartphones eating PCs for lunch plus Google Docs now stable and > growing, M$FT has to follow the money for its office franchise hence the > push for Office 365 (browser based) and Linux.**** > > **** > > Its just about the Office money … not Linux love. Remember since Hyper-V > support is built into the Linux Kernel (with Microsoft support) plus Mono > for .NET this may be easier than a complete rewrite.**** > > **** > > A proper case of adapt or die**** > > > Stephen**** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Paul Bagyenda > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 06, 2013 10:54 AM > *To:* Uganda Linux User Group > *Subject:* Re: [LUG] I think hell is getting a cold front!**** > > **** > > I think hell must freeze over first. Can't imagine why they'd want to even > the playing field by letting out Office for Linux. Doesn't seem to rhyme > with how they operate. What with this > http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/06/us-dell-buyout-idUSBRE9140NF20130206 > being > reported. **** > > On Feb 05, 2013, at 22:03, Jake Markhus <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > > > > **** > > They should embrace torrents first.**** > > On Feb 5, 2013 9:59 PM, [email protected] wrote:**** > > It is about time m$ cared more about product than ecosystem. > This was inevitable. The new familiar but now touch friendly office will > make a nice addition to android though linux desktop versions are another > story. > They need to first embrace OSS and not just use it.**** > > On Feb 5, 2013 9:54 PM, "Simon Vass" <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI5MzU > **** > > **** > > -- > Simon Vass**** > > Managing Director**** > > E-Tech Uganda Ltd**** > > http://www.etech.ug**** > > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620**** > > Email: [email protected]**** > > **** > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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