[Ilugc] [ILuG-C] Microsoft Office on Linux
- From: yogeshg1987@xxxxxxxxx (Yogesh)
- Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:04:05 +0530
On Saturday 07 January 2012 05:05 PM, kenneth gonsalves wrote:
On Sat, 2012-01-07 at 13:11 +0530, Yogesh Girikumar wrote:
2012/1/6 JAGANADH G <jaganadhg at gmail.com>:
simple question - how much does that fancy office cost? is it still
appealing when you dip into your pocket to pay for it (especially the
professional version that you love?)
Ok, wrong terminology, 'normal user' is not the word that I intended.
What I meant was people who use Windows just to use MS Office. And the
cost of MS office that most of my friends use is about Rs. 50 (inclusive
of the cost of CD and CD burning charges ;)
For serious users who do not want to pirate, like companies and
enterprises, the prices don't seem to matter much. Even for Linux,
they'll be willing to spend about the same amount to BUY MS office for
Linux. I can't speak for myself because I am, and have been a Linux user
for a few years now and I've been quite comfortable using FOSS
applications. Believe me when I say, it's a myth that people go for FOSS
because it's 'free of cost'. Most people I know, are using Linux for
it's obvious technical advantages, some for the freedom and the rest for
pure fun.
The few that are running MS Windows are refusing to switch to Linux
because of two reasons, GAMES and MS Office. I can show them cool games
for Linux like 0AD, etc. But if it so happens that MS office is
available for Linux as well, I'm positive there'll be atleast a few
hundred machines switching to Linux in my home town. You can simply not
speak about software freedom and philosophies of free software to them.
'Virus free' is the ONLY part they like about it.
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Y
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