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No lock-in
As has been pointed out before, there is no lock-in. Its just a myth you Linux fanboys made up. If you knew how to use MS Office properly you would see that you can save your documents into txt, rtf,html and a variety of other formats. So where is the lock in? Oh there isn't any. You call it a generic office suite and then go on to say we should use Open Office? Isn't this a generic office suite also? What isn't a generic office suite?
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what a joke  Arrg | 10/21/03
What?  pschroeder@... | 10/21/03
Ok, try this  Arrg | 10/21/03
Go here  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
thanks  Arrg | 10/21/03
weird  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
ok, but...  pschroeder@... | 10/21/03
I get what you are saying but  Arrg | 10/22/03
follow up  Arrg | 10/22/03
brrr...  stephen732@... | 10/22/03
Issues  pschroeder@... | 10/22/03
...but...  pschroeder@... | 10/22/03
hhmm they have a post limit here now  Arrg | 10/22/03
RE: Ok, try this  Iain_Peters | 10/22/03
or try this...  stephen732@... | 10/22/03
All about collaboration/sharing ?  NT Admin | 10/21/03
Of course, you have no clue about the actual product  marksashton | 10/21/03
Ah ha, I see your problem.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/21/03
Been there, done that !  NT Admin | 10/21/03
You're right, it's not for home users.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/21/03
Ofcourse that isn't really new, or useful  nucrash | 10/21/03
Please explain how you tested it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/21/03
What kind of question is that?  neopleonasm | 10/21/03
Lotus was damn good when i used to use it  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
honest answers  Fanatical Desperado | 10/21/03
Lotus Domino Answers  nucrash | 10/21/03
Very Simple One Word Answer  nucrash | 10/21/03
RE: Please explain how you tested it  Iain_Peters | 10/22/03
You're missing the point  marksashton | 10/21/03
Actually, no, I haven't.  nucrash | 10/21/03
The Good, Bad, & Stupid  msdead | 10/22/03
Can you spell lock-in?  DonnieBoy | 10/21/03
About Open Office  voska | 10/21/03
No lock-in  Loverock Davidson | 10/21/03
But, but, but, no fair using facts!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/21/03
The first fact you should check...  frgough@... | 10/21/03
Huh?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/21/03
One man's lock-in is...  marksashton | 10/21/03
You're fooling nobody  zd-spam | 10/21/03
I really hate these new talkbacks  Patrick Jones | 10/21/03
I agree, the new format BITES!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/21/03
Re: No lock-in  Fanatical Desperado | 10/21/03
Then why buy it?  zd-spam | 10/21/03
ms envy  lmaxwell | 10/21/03
RE: MS Envy  Iain_Peters | 10/22/03
RE: No Lock in  Iain_Peters | 10/22/03
Loverock, you've been locked-in and you can't find way out  stephen732@... | 10/22/03
Ever used access?  Arrg | 10/22/03
More likely that...  rbethell | 10/21/03
One man's lock-in is...  marksashton | 10/21/03
Totally useless analogy  zd-spam | 10/21/03
Yes and no  marksashton | 10/22/03
Still marching to the same tune  Michael Kelly | 10/21/03
Security  Bill4 | 10/21/03
read the article?  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
Question  Michael Kelly | 10/21/03
No I don't belive so.  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
And the MILLIONS of businesses without MS Server  j.m.galvin | 10/21/03
don't put word in my mouth...  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
Sam's words: "no server 2003, no office 2003"  j.m.galvin | 10/21/03
New Talkback sucks!  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
Disenfranchised Open Source Posters  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/21/03
No_Ax_to_Grind dosent sem to bright!!!  Blue Wolf_z | 10/21/03
a correcting to your correction  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
a correction to the correction of the correction  dpayne@... | 10/21/03
and they let you click the OK box  NT Admin | 10/21/03
maybe yours does  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
Who cares who's fault it is?  mds_z | 10/22/03
Re: Disenfranchised Open Source Posters  Michael Kelly | 10/21/03
Thanks Bit  tic swayback | 10/21/03
RE: Thanks Bit  Iain_Peters | 10/22/03
Disenfranchised M$ Posters  zd-spam | 10/21/03
GEE, IT ONLY TOOK A WEEK FOR THE MS SHILLS TO RETURN AGAIN.. BOO.. HISS...  Plain Logic | 10/21/03
shills  pschroeder@... | 10/22/03
You must be new here  rapson | 10/22/03
Not new, just annoyed enough at it today  pschroeder@... | 10/22/03
Why would I buy another MS Product....  Blue Wolf_z | 10/21/03
I think the MS bashing is about security...  Spoon Jabber | 10/21/03
Valid points  pschroeder@... | 10/22/03
Another copy of windows.  Spoon Jabber | 10/22/03
Copies  pschroeder@... | 10/22/03
Probably good for some  issthatso | 10/21/03
Group orriented as opposed to a single user.  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
Committees  tic swayback | 10/21/03
lol, good old story  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
groups  tic swayback | 10/21/03
I agree...  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
Efficiency  tic swayback | 10/21/03
...  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
Group Oriented?  Harry Bardal | 10/21/03
hmmm  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
Rethinking the Problem  Harry Bardal | 10/21/03
actually i misunderstood your origional post  JoeMama_z | 10/21/03
Letting the cat out of the bag...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/21/03
Plenty of years of use  tic swayback | 10/21/03
Good for a Start  Harry Bardal | 10/21/03
Message has been deleted.  hal9000mx | 10/21/03
Dang!  tic swayback | 10/21/03
Re: Group orriented as opposed to a single user.  issthatso | 10/21/03
Not enough features (even if you count bugs)  Eggs Ackley_z | 10/21/03
A New Office - Great. Now for the REAL world  j.m.galvin | 10/21/03
"New" Office OLD tricks  michael-t | 10/21/03
what is up with this new talkback  lmaxwell | 10/21/03
A real upgrade would include....  ardenlb@... | 10/22/03
Well I was going to buy Office....  zacwork@... | 10/22/03
Two words: too expensive  bsvee | 10/22/03
IT managers must be going crazy  realgomer | 10/22/03
A different view!  Hans Schmitt | 10/26/03

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