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There is no forcing
People are free to choose what they want. I have no idea where you get this forced upgrade and locked in FUD, but I'd guess over at trashdot. Yet you make no mention of RedHat or DeadRat as I like to call it and their 1 year life cycle. Even with linsux your still locked in to that one vendor since none of the major distros want to follow the LSB standard. So you get an app in 5 different places on 5 different distros. Way to go linsux! You still want to talk about forced upgrades?
Posted by: Loverock Davidson   Posted on: 12/21/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Don't take the bait, stay away from office.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
Nonsense  Loverock Davidson | 12/21/04
MS is working overtime to add things that will lock you in.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
Check out the new features on OpenOffice 2 preview:  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
Another thing, stay away from VC++ and all of MS dev tools.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
hey  johnnyu | 12/21/04
True, VC++ is good, just now cross platform  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
I agree  johnnyu | 12/21/04
Sorry  Loverock Davidson | 12/21/04
Still running NT 4, eh, Lovey, ...  Judas I. | 12/21/04
Nope, 2000  Loverock Davidson | 12/21/04
So, you're happy being insecure, according to MS?  Judas I. | 12/21/04
Perfectly happy  Loverock Davidson | 12/21/04
Ah, yes, "the simple happiness of ...  Judas I. | 12/21/04
Well, MS is desperate for force upgrades to XP.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
There is no forcing  Loverock Davidson | 12/21/04
True, no forcing, but lots of lock-in.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
... unless you want to be SECURE, Lovey.  Judas I. | 12/21/04
Oo! Just thought of something, Loverock!  Judas I. | 12/21/04
I'm with Loverock  seosamh_z | 12/21/04
OK, Joe, just so you know, lookee here:  Judas I. | 12/21/04
Sorry, but you are missing it completely.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
Oh, Microsoft office is the only way to do office automation???  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
Having problems reading?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
Again: you do NOT need MS Office to do office automation.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
Again, ALL automation schema's "lock in" the user.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
Yes, and one locks you into more than just the automation schema.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
I see your mistake.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
It doesn't all have to be open source. Cross platfor is desirable though.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
What the heck has Apachie to do with Office Suites?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
You were insulting open source in general, Apach is one example of high . .  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
You are wasting your breath on a zealot. (NT)  NonZealot | 12/21/04
But with MS Office you double locked in  voska | 12/21/04
Does this bug anybody else:  Judas I. | 12/21/04
Yes, this is very poor design, and will cause problems.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
Hmmm  Confused by religion | 12/21/04
Using MS Office to automate your office??? You deserve what you get.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
Not about word  johnnyu | 12/21/04
Yes, great comment, many are using Excel features for final data analysis  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
I guess you never heard of sharepoint. (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
Yes, more lock-in junk that does not belong in an office suite.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
Huh? You don't get "locked in" with Adobe?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
Not like MS lock-in where t you have have to use all things Microsoft.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
Absolutely  johnnyu | 12/21/04
And, OpenOffice will not solve this problem.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
Your ignorance on the subject is showing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
No, just one of the ways. Try arguing your point, if you have one.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
You ae right, you get great ROI, ease of use, compatibility, etc.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
ROI?? Lose your bargaining power? Locked into multi-million contracts?  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
This coinversation is going no where...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
Yeah, so delete FireFox off your box, Axey. (nt)  Judas I. | 12/21/04
You are what he was talking about  NonZealot | 12/21/04
Ok, try to argue your point. Or are you just trying to disrupt.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
Ok, for starters...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
What I am arguing is that an all MS solution is bad for you pocketbook.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
So you are saying you have no idea how it works.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
No, I am saying my way is NOT the only way. But avoid lock-in.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
No, your saying use a tool that doesn't work.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
I am saying avoid an all Microsoft solution. Avoid lock-in where possible.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
What automation are you talking about?  voska | 12/22/04
Employees automate all kinds of things with Spreadsheets.  DonnieBoy | 12/22/04
When two zealots argue  voska | 12/22/04
I really can not argue with what you said, but, avoid lock-in.  DonnieBoy | 12/22/04
ROI?? Lose your bargaining power? Locked into multi-million contracts?  hpywndrer@... | 12/21/04
Man, you like bailing wire and duct tape solutions use MS Office.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
And yet...  rapson | 12/22/04
Yes, using OpenOffice in the same way would be bad.  DonnieBoy | 12/22/04
Yeah, I find it really "compelling" that ...  Judas I. | 12/21/04
Internal Microsoft codename: Crackhouse  Xunil_Sierutuf | 12/21/04
Terrific.  Judas I. | 12/21/04
So many  michael-t | 12/21/04
Man, so true, the bailing wire and duct tape only go so far.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/04
I've been laughing...  Omch'Ar | 12/21/04
psst . . . over here, little boy . . . the first hit's free . . . (nt)  Plain Logic | 12/21/04
Sounds like more Microsoft is the devil stuff...  jim.bassett@... | 12/23/04

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