David,
You can use mine - they are free as in beer J Stephen From: okwii David [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:25 PM To: Uganda Linux User Group Cc: Paul Bagyenda; Stephen Senkomago Musoke Subject: Re: [LUG] I think hell is getting a cold front! Hello Luggers, Sorry for resurrecting an old thread. But am writing a post on "MS office on Linux" for the TechPost <http://www.techpost.ug> . Just wondering if it's allowed to quote some of the conversations on the thread. Thanks. On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 6:52 AM, Paul Bagyenda <[email protected]> wrote: I don't know. My instinct is that the cloud-only office will prove as elusive as the paperless office. There are some things that enterprises will want to keep local, and document stores are going to be one example. As long as MS Office is the de facto standard, MS Office will keep being a powerful weapon for MS. Sure, Android is growing, and there are lots of office tools on that, but a) Tablets will likely not be the primary computing device in offices and b) You only get $9.99 (at most) per tablet as opposed to (say) $99.99 per desktop. That cocaine is strong, man. Office IT will keep snotting for a while yet. I think. And their wallet is still significant, even in the wider scheme of things. P. On Feb 07, 2013, at 19:51, okwii David <[email protected]> wrote: 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: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] [mailto:lug- <mailto:[email protected]> [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-idUSBRE9140NF20130 206> http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/06/us-dell-buyout-idUSBRE9140NF201302 06 being reported. On Feb 05, 2013, at 22:03, Jake Markhus < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> wrote: They should embrace torrents first. On Feb 5, 2013 9:59 PM, <mailto:[email protected]> [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. 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