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Granted, and I can't speak for the rest of the world, as I've not 
experienced it. :)  Also, I've not got enough experience with OO or SO 
to claim they do what these users find they need.  I would have expected 
that they would, but that is an expectation, not knowledge on my part.

> These people have already heard about Linux or else have experience
> with it and like what they see. But, until the office suite thing is
> ironed out they are stuck. How can they justify asking for SO or OO
> if it does not work as advertised? Also, I am a die hard Linux
> advocate. Period. But, the fact is in IMHO, SO and OO do not compare
> to the MS Office Suite of products.

I guess I need to take a harder look at SO and OO to better understand 
these limitations.

> Good God. That made my hair hurt when I typed that last sentence. I
> don't think I'll do ever do that again................

Take two aspirin and sleep in in the morning... :)

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
Building secure systems in spite of Microsoft


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