"“You have companies today saying that they can’t accept file attachments in Office 2007 because the product is too incompatible with their existing systems, which is something that definitely interferes with business,” he says.
“When something in the free software world gets improved, there’s no waiting to buy a new licence — everything is shared with all users, so everyone benefits,” he says. “I think that now would be a good time for businesses to put more effort into free software; they will get back more than they put in.”"