__/ [ John Locke ] on Friday 04 May 2007 00:51 \__
>>| With 97% market share in the office productivity suite market,
>>| it's understandable that Microsoft would feel threatened.
>>| Understandable, but not laudable.
> While it appears that Microsoft still has a strangle hold on the
> office suite market, Open Office is gaining ground:
> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Market_Share_Analysis
>
> I have Open Office installed on 12 clients in a business environment,
> and it does very well. I have no need to buy expensive licenses from
> Microsoft. It looks like many other small businesses have figured this
> out.
As I wrote at the bottom of the OP, the Reg's extensive survey found and
boasted the use OpenOffice by 20% of its readers, even in their work
environment. The requirement for interoperability (ODF) will ensue.
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