Yeah, career killing if you're a receptionist or Windows tech.
nomorems | 08/23/07
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Uhm, r-i-i-i-i-i-i-ght...
BFD | 08/23/07
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The point was the title states :
nomorems | 08/23/07
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Oh, I get it.
TrPrince | 08/23/07
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You still don't get it.
nomorems | 08/23/07
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No one said a thing about ruining careers
TrPrince | 08/23/07
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Typical Marketing crap!
nomorems | 08/23/07
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Repost- Typical Marketing crap!
nomorems | 08/23/07
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One out, all out
Patanjali | 08/23/07
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Great People?
stanralph | 08/24/07
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Re: Pantanjali
maldain | 08/24/07
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In your own words:
THEE WOLF | 08/23/07
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MOST companies require office
sirstrider@... | 08/24/07
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Very Pro Microsoft!
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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Read the article please!
sysop-dr | 08/24/07
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Read it!
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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.....
wgonzalez@... | 08/24/07
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Hmmm, same was true of Lotus 123 and Word Perfect 20 years ago
maldain | 08/24/07
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News Flash - computing will not move onto a collaborative net - wrong! - NT
raycote | 08/23/07
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HELLO!? Open Office?!!!1one!!
Cris J | 08/23/07
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Don't underestimate OpenOffice's limitations.
roystonlodge | 10/05/07
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lost data
jamesdivine | 08/23/07
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I was going to say the same thing
DarthRidiculous | 08/23/07
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How many small business don't back up at all
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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Nomorems, take a look at the above!
TrPrince | 08/23/07
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Have you read the MS EULA???
nomorems | 08/23/07
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What a JERK
Patanjali | 08/23/07
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What a!
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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Have you read anything *beyond* MS EULA?
the_fiddler_on_the_roof | 08/23/07
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Data loss can be mitigated locally
Zorched | 08/24/07
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I think this article states the obvious....
shawkins | 08/23/07
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Bigger concerns
ericsami | 08/23/07
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Bigger concerns
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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I agree
Arun (sreearun) | 08/25/07
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News from the journal duh
jfp | 08/23/07
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I like these guys...
Mike Cox | 08/23/07
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Good job Mike
Joe Frisco | 08/24/07
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Except he's wrong.
sysop-dr | 08/24/07
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like these guys...
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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Woot Mr. Cox reels in some new fish
maldain | 08/24/07
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Hom many points do I get
Joe Frisco | 08/24/07
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Why Can't Anyone See Google is more EXPENSIVE!!
xuniL_z | 08/23/07
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Please! Microsoft wants, almost DEMANDS you upgrade with each release.
nomorems | 08/23/07
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But do they come to your door with pistols in hand?
GuidingLight | 08/23/07
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"But do they come to your door with pistols in hand?"
nomorems | 08/23/07
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NOT
bfleming_z | 08/24/07
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Come on now!
raharrin@... | 08/24/07
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Confusion
dstanek@... | 08/25/07
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Actually, they are more subtle than that.
maldain | 08/24/07
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how did this happen?
the_fiddler_on_the_roof | 08/23/07
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Ignorance is your excuse
Patanjali | 08/23/07
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Agreed.
jrbowen69@... | 08/24/07
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Please!
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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Damn Straight
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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But licenses are only part of the cost . . .
Basic Logic | 08/23/07
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What costs?
GuidingLight | 08/23/07
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Of course.
xuniL_z | 08/23/07
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Of course. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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All wound up again and spouting garbage
Ole Man | 08/24/07
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Well, for software written in this century anyway
kbaily05@... | 08/23/07
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that was an example of Past cost
xuniL_z | 08/24/07
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Here we go again!
Ole Man | 08/24/07
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Good point
docbillnet | 08/24/07
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Your comparison is invalid. Here's why...
bmerc | 08/24/07
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I saw a similar study about MS.
odubtaig | 08/23/07
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LOL
GuidingLight | 08/23/07
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Hmmmmmm.....
Laff | 08/24/07
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The truth!
THEE WOLF | 08/23/07
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The truth!
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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it?s especially ?spoiling? for those who are counting on Google to finally
ddmattison | 08/24/07
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choose products...
alf@... | 08/27/07
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Right tool for the job at hand.....
Laff | 08/24/07
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A new byword for the ages!
scott1329 | 08/24/07
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Another paid Microsoft study
Chad_z | 08/24/07
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I totally agree!
TJGodel | 08/24/07
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I agree!
mlambert890@... | 08/24/07
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Nice use of buzz words.
Narg | 08/24/07
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glad to hear MS is liable for lost data, profits or revenue
brad@... | 08/24/07
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...also that their support is 24x7
alf@... | 08/27/07
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not as career limiting as office 2007
stevey_d | 08/24/07
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Phone support not 24/7?
kwolfskill@... | 08/24/07
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Phone support not 24/7?
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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Hasty Move to Anything Is Career Killing
greybeardtechie | 08/24/07
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Is lack of liability a weakness?
mgte69 | 08/24/07
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Apple iWork
C-Tan | 08/24/07
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Yeah
Spiritusindomit@... | 08/24/07
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What are the client needs?
C-Tan | 08/24/07
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What are the client needs?
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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Nice product
pointzerotwo@... | 08/27/07
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How much is Microsoft paying the author?
draciron@... | 08/24/07
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probably nothing.
Spiritusindomit@... | 08/24/07
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Hello, MS Power User Here
dukemang | 08/24/07
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Out of Date Report: Google's Star Office??
richard.s | 08/24/07
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OpenOffice
rolf.ernst@... | 08/24/07
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Well...
Spiritusindomit@... | 08/24/07
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OpenOffice *IS* free
Mitch 74 | 08/24/07
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"Open Office is not free when used on enterprise level"
Ole Man | 08/24/07
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What about legal discovery and compliance concerns?
tanstaafl99 | 08/24/07
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Have I got this right?
babyboomer57 | 08/24/07
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Absolutely!
shanedr | 08/24/07
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Of course it's money
Chad_z | 08/24/07
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It's the EULA!
Ole Man | 08/24/07
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What version of Office are they Comparing?
thastark@... | 08/24/07
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Let's be honest...
mridgesc | 08/24/07
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Let's be honest...
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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Scare Tactics
jbullar1@... | 08/24/07
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Nice FUD
smoothsoft@... | 08/24/07
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Googles Target End Result
masterxtds | 08/24/07
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Google would love to be able to play god with all the people it hooks with
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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Google is only one such service
dgriffing | 08/24/07
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This is just ridculous!
mikeholli | 08/24/07
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ridculous!
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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Did ANY of you actually read the story?
Joe Dufflebag | 08/24/07
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actually read
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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Incomplete software
erikmidtskogen | 08/24/07
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Yes...
jbullar1@... | 08/24/07
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You got it!
Ole Man | 08/24/07
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Incomplete?
shanedr | 08/24/07
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Where's the MS list?
bmorgen@... | 08/24/07
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Google "drawbacks" - ???
rkhalloran | 08/24/07
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Is Microsoft Accountable for 'lost data, profits and revenue'?
gmureddu@... | 08/24/07
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WOW I think Mary Jo is onto something here!
aussieblnd@... | 08/24/07
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StarOffice 8 is even cheaper
fcassia05 | 08/24/07
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It's also offered free by Google, with Google Docs integration...
D. W. Bierbaum | 08/24/07
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Another Microsoft Scare tactic...
mikifinaz1@... | 08/24/07
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It's the phrase "career limiting" that makes me doubt this study...
D. W. Bierbaum | 08/24/07
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Suspicious Wording
pj_mouse | 08/24/07
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Assigning Content is also a risk!
SentryWatch | 08/24/07
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Scope of EA
casimir@... | 08/25/07
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OpenOffice.org is the way to go
chuck_gregory@... | 08/26/07
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Student e-mail + apps
leo@... | 08/26/07
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Did someone claim that Google Apps replaces Office?
patrick.eric@... | 08/26/07
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Read the Ts and Cs 1st
SentryWatch | 08/27/07
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RE: A hasty move to Google Apps a 'career-limiting move'
dereth@... | 02/05/09
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RE: A hasty move to Google Apps a 'career-limiting move'
robharm@... | 03/17/09
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RE: A hasty move to Google Apps a 'career-limiting move'
Jackie150 | 10/01/09
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RE: A hasty move to Google Apps a 'career-limiting move'
lingerie wholesale | 10/13/09
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