On Wednesday 22 January 2003 22:07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, H.J.Bathoorn wrote: > > On Wednesday 22 January 2003 21:06, Tibbetts, Ric wrote: > > > Check out this link, detailing why Houston, TX sh*tcanned Microsoft. > > > > > > http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-01-21-simdesk-cover_x.htm > > > > Hey, didn't any of you yanks tell 'm about linux and openoffice.org? > > > > What a mess, sounds more like a scam to me. > > I took a look at the SimDesk homepage. There's very little information > about the products -- not even any decent screenshots -- so it does seem > a little fishy. Among other things, SimDesk is Internet based and these > things tend not to function so well without Internet connectivity; > low-income households tend to have no/slow Internet feeds. The packages > seem woefully underfeatured judging by the website and comments in the > article. For MSOffice replacement it makes even less sense because some > major infrastructure changes are required. > > In any case, it looks like Linux, or at least OpenOffice, would be a > perfect solution to their problems. OpenOffice can be deployed for zero > software costs and minimal administration costs (distribute CDs, have > existing technicians install the software on existing platforms whether > Windows, Macintosh, Solaris or Linux). For low-income households, sending > vouchers for pickup of refurbished PCs with Linux/OpenOffice would do > far more to lessen the Digital Divide than a blanket distribution of > software that few can use. For libraries, use the LTSP or standard image > machines to allow access to a word processor, Internet, and email.
Exactly my thoughts=:o) I was worried I might be getting a little paranoid about the 'evil empire' and that this might just be a lot of show. Demonstrating that 1) They are absolutely the best and 2) they aren't monopolists. This is like the Lindows story....if they hadn't already been there M$ would've invented them. Besides there was no mention whatsoever on the OS this SimDesk should be running on......so maybe it's something like a www re-do of 'geoworks' that ran on DOS a few years (time flies!) ago. Good luck, HarM
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