Just one question... dont you have to buy a copy of office too? cause $50 for corssover is a fine price, but i thought you have to have a copy of office too...
Anton On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 12:26, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On 12 Nov 2002, Anton Piatek wrote: > > > Sure it is a worrying trend... but then, why would i pay for something > > that *might* be compatible with MSOffice, when i could go pay for > > windows and office and be guaranteed compatibility... unfortunately, > > microsoft has a monopoly on office, and a huge client base... if you > > want to use something else, it HAS to be compatible... and if it isnt > > guaranteed (which cant be done, cause MS dont realease their formats for > > other companies) then why should i pay for it at all.... > > > > If Sun or Open Office wrote software that was guaranteed to do > > everything the new ofice does, id probably pay for it (depending on the > > price, as i dont want copmatibility as much as the M$ price tag... that > > i just find unreasonable for personal use) > > it should not come as a big surprise that even msoffice is not > guaranteed to be compatible with msoffice. just try moving the same > word doc amongst different versions of word. > > anyway, i see your point -- i was just trying to emphasize that, > despite how spoiled we've all become with free, high-quality, > open-source, GPLed software, sometimes it really is a good investment > to actually pay for something. and, in my opinion, crossover office > is worth the money. > > obviously, if you don't need it, don't buy it. but for a lot of > people, it's the perfect solution. > > rday > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Anton Piatek | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Dept of Mathematics, | Imperial College, 07900-951-627 | London, UK --- Wise men speak when they have something to say. Fools speak when they have to say something. - Plato -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
