[Info-vax] [OT] Word processing, was: Re: OT: Rob Short: Operating System Evolution

[Main, Kerry]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On
> Behalf Of Arne Vajhøj
> Sent: January-04-10 8:07 PM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] [OT] Word processing, was: Re: OT: Rob Short:
> Operating System Evolution
> 
> On 04-01-2010 08:17, Simon Clubley wrote:
> > On 2010-01-03, Arne Vajhøj<arne at vajhoej.dk>  wrote:
> >> But X based word processors were never a big success and
> >> definitely not on VMS.
> >
> > Hmm, what about OpenOffice on Linux ? :-)
> >
> > It's been successful enough to have Microsoft worried. (I'm thinking
> of
> > the corporate and public organisations which have decided on a
> > non-Microsoft environment.)
> 
> If Linux took off it could be a serious threat to Windows.
> 
> But we have been waiting 10 years for that to happen. And
> it has not happen yet.
> 
> Linux is pretty stable <1% of desktop market share.
> 
> Arne
> 

Actually, I suspect MS would love it if Linux and Mac actually did grow a 
few additional points. Perhaps up to 5%-10%?

That way, it would reduce the talk of monopoly and what company would not
Be happy with only 90-95% of the market?

:-)


Regards,

Kerry Main
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