Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on January 29, 2003 10:43 PM
"Just understand that sometimes we use Windows not because by choice but are forced to use it because of the amount of apps and data generated over the years have been on Windows/Office. The cost of and time taken for converting/recoding apps would have been astronomical."
The first rule of holes is that when you're in a hole, stop digging. It's a known MS tactic to hook users on proprietary document formats so that breaking the addiction is painful. Continuing to use Office because it's too difficult to switch is like continuing to use heroin because it's too difficult to kick the habit. The sooner you switch, the sooner you'll be free.
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Re:Jay Beale's comments
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on January 29, 2003 10:43 PMThe first rule of holes is that when you're in a hole, stop digging. It's a known MS tactic to hook users on proprietary document formats so that breaking the addiction is painful. Continuing to use Office because it's too difficult to switch is like continuing to use heroin because it's too difficult to kick the habit. The sooner you switch, the sooner you'll be free.
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