Andreas Lund wrote:
> > > On the desktop side of things, I think the MS Office suite with
> > > its "standard" file formats doc/xls/ppt is the most important
> > > area that needs work.
> >
> > What about WordPerfect. Very similar on both Windows and Linux.
>
> It's been years since I last saw WordPerfect in use; "everyone" uses
> MS Office in Norway. From what I've heard, there are no other
> countries where MS has such a high market share, and Linux is
> spreading slower than most other countries because the (l)users are
> 100% hung up in MS Office. The reason is simple: people receive
> doc/xls/ppt files by email from customers/partners/whatever every day
> and the only way they can be sure to keep up is by feeding the
> Microsoft monster.
Not much different here in Germany. :-(( Use StarOffice, it's
import/export filters of M$Office formats are excellent!
> Another reason for WP's low market share is that the first versions
> of WP for Windows were slow and cumbersome with menu options hidden
> away in the strangest places. This chased away a lot of people who
> had the choice between that and MS Office around 94-96.
Same goes for M$Word! When I have to use it I always search for
something... LaTeX rules! ;-))) Because it has no menu! ;-)))
Best regards,
Martin Stricker
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