““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.””
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