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:CIO Today: Open-Source Alternatives to Proprietary Windows Applications
CIO Today: Open-Source Alternatives to Proprietary Windows Applications
Dec 6, 2004, 10 :00 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (11400 reads)
(Other stories by Mark Long)

[ Thanks to Matt for this link. ]

"Government agencies, such as the Defense Ministry of Singapore, are giving Microsoft Office upgrades a pass in preference to open source alternatives that promise to reduce the cost and complexity of running and maintaining business software applications.

"But does it really make good business sense for enterprise managers to select open-source alternatives to such popular Windows-based applications as Microsoft Office, Outlook and Internet Explorer...?"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
So you can only trust Open Source when i ...   Stuck with Proprietary   
Stomfi
Dec 6, 2004, 11:32:16  
Use of MS Office has serious compatibili ...   MS Office has more compatibility problems.   
Shiva
Dec 6, 2004, 12:12:21  
After all that, you forgot to say that O ...   Send out in PDF   
Richard Corfield
Dec 6, 2004, 12:45:55  
Shiva - one down the smoke and flames a ...   Re: MS Office has more compatibility problems.   
dwight
Dec 6, 2004, 13:04:59  
Amen to every word you said. Thank you f ...   Re: MS Office has more compatibility problems.   
david
Dec 6, 2004, 14:28:00  
> Shiva - > one down the smoke and flame ...   Re: Re: MS Office has more compatibility problems.   
DDahl
Dec 6, 2004, 20:34:44  
>>There are enough *valid* issues with M ...   Re: Re: MS Office has more compatibility problems.   
SM
Dec 6, 2004, 22:15:03  
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