Jim Richardson <warlock@xxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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> On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:53:51 +0100,
> Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> ____/ Jim Richardson on Sunday 30 September 2007 05:47 : \____
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>>>> When OOrg on the distro you use can support ooxml, does that mean you
>>>> are locked it?
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>>> No.
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>> Yes, it does, and as I keep pointing out, you are always locked-in to a
>> point, the question being the height of the exit barrier, ie., how much
>> will it cost.
>>
>> Jim seems unable to process this.
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> if *all* distros *all* lock you in, no matter what, then the term is
> meanigless, and Roy, singling out Linspire for that, is equally
> meaningless.
It's not meaningless, but you're still failing to process the concept.
The issue is about the cost of exit. The cost can be minimised, or it
can be maximised. When maximised, it can (as has happened to me in my
day job) amount to millions.
Surely you can see that some situations will be less expensive to exit
from than others?
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