There are several OneNote like applications, several project management suites (open and proprietary) and finally Kontact kicks the crap out of Outlook. If you want you are really asking for is interoperability then no, that will probably never happen because it requires cooperation to function properly.
FLOSS alternatives != (gratis feature copies of proprietary products). In other words, open source software does a whole lot more than just clone existing applications. What is the Microsoft equivalent of the Linux kernel? How about KDE? What about Citadel, Jenkins, Watir, Emacs, Vim... I could go on for hours. It is helpful to stop thinking in terms of applications (what is referred to as modal computing) and start thinking in terms of solutions (or put another way, getting something done). I really saw this problem in the years that I have been doing "prosumer" level audio work on a Linux workstation. The largest obstacle that often gets in the way of new users is that they do not see their workflow let alone how change it to suit a new environment. It would be insanity to expect an astronaut to land on Mars without adapting to the new environment, or a deep sea diver to not alter his or her behaviour on ascent as a result of the environment they are traversing. At a basic level, computing is (not yet) any different. Very few people even think about their workflow regardless of the platform in use. I can't tell you the number of people who left frustrated because there was no Linux equivalent to Pro Tools or Cubase (actually there is, the problem is that there is no single "app" replacement). Instead of looking to accomplish the steps in their workflow, they were looking for a single "app" that was a drop in replacement for an "app" on a different platform. It did not matter that they could still get to the same end point, they wanted things to stay exactly the same, only for free (as in zero cost, most could care less about the libre aspect). Even with that single "app", they still had a workflow, they just did not see it. Getting drawn into "if only X existed" is a losing battle and a waste of time. In the end find the tools that help you get stuff done. On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 10:22 PM, Greg Saunders <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't believe times have changed. Microsoft will play in where there is > market share. Android has market share. Linux (desktop) does not. It's > unlikely that we'll ever see Office for Linux (not that I want to) because > it's improbable that Linux (desktop) will ever have market share in North > America. > > Microsoft is stupid but they'd be downright moronic to overlook the > ENORMOUS Android market. > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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