Gee there's *another* e-mail address to add to my killfile.
I may not agree with much of anything Chad/Rod post, but I am getting
tired of the anti-Chad tirades.
SJK
on 12/18/05 18:29 'Roger Markus' wrote:
Hmm... Chad and Rod pouring Microsoft propaganda into the list again! (See:
"Norw
Hmm... Chad and Rod pouring Microsoft propaganda into the list again! (See:
"Norwegian article on school software licensing") Why are we not
surprised? Chad - get a life and/or quit working for Microsoft. Rod - open
your eyes and see the light of day! Microsoft is an illegal corporation
that h
On Sun, 2005-12-18 at 11:57 -0600, Randomthots wrote:
>
> Only if the administrators have no understanding of economics. It also
> depends, of course, on the degree to which the software is discounted in
> these agreements.
The fundamental issue is in paying for machines that run competitors
s
Randomthots wrote:
In engineering school we were presented once with this scenario. A
couple decides to build a house. So they hire an architect who draws up
plans which cost them $1000. They also buy a book of house plans for
$100. Finally, they sit down with pencil and paper and draw their ow
Daniel Carrera wrote:
Chad Smith wrote:
2a) MS Office can run on a Mac
You miss the point. You have to pay for the software regardless of
whether you have it on your computer or not. You have to pay for
machines that have *no* MS software on them. This has a huge lock-in
effect.
Only if
Chad Smith wrote:
I never denied the lock-in factor.
Okay, I'm glad you see that.
The point I was trying to make, though, is the school has a legal right to
install MSO on all their computers.
But that's not the point of discussion. This is not what makes the
agreement illegal or wrong.
On 12/18/05, Daniel Carrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Chad Smith wrote:
> > 2a) MS Office can run on a Mac
>
> You miss the point. You have to pay for the software regardless of
> whether you have it on your computer or not. You have to pay for
> machines that have *no* MS software on them. Th
Saludos por allá.
Hay ocasiones en que tengo que redactar varios textos, o formatear otros que
ya tengo no sé, cosas así,
y en cada documento que abro, se abre una ventana independiente para cada
documento, quizás sea
buena idea en muchas ocasiones, y pensaba que quizás sea buena idea en
probar en
Chad Smith wrote:
2a) MS Office can run on a Mac
You miss the point. You have to pay for the software regardless of
whether you have it on your computer or not. You have to pay for
machines that have *no* MS software on them. This has a huge lock-in effect.
3) These type of agreements can
-Original Message-
From: "Ian Lynch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 12/17/05 11:55:16 PM
To: "discuss@openoffice.org"
Subject: Re: [discuss] Norwegian article on school software licensing
On Sat, 2005-12-17 at 22:37 +0100, Detlef Grittner wrote:
> Am Freitag, den
Having heard the panic-striken calls of "Help!" from a defenseless monopoly,
I slip on my cape and mask, thus becoming "THE LONE MS-DEFENDER"
This episode finds the fair damsel of Microsoft tied to the railroad tracks
once again, this time being accused of charging school children for copies
o
In March this year The MS School Agreement case was reported to
Konkurransetilsynet, the Norwegian equivalent to The Office of Fair Trading.
As with OFT, the Konkurransetilsynet has not yet reached any conclusion. We
are still waiting for a verdict.
Norway is not a full member of EU, but we have a
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