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From: Baron on 16 Jan 2010 13:16 Gordon Inscribed thus: > chrisv wrote: > > >> >> I don't think you're being totally fair, Jed. There is some overlap >> between what these tools can do, and for some people it makes sense >> to use the tool that they are more familiar with, rather than attempt >> to master yet another tool that may provide a more elegant solution >> in the end. > > I think this is the problem isn't it - MS Office is so ingrained into > the computing world psyche that people are (probably) scared to try > something else in case "it doesn't work" - in similar vein I am > increasingly worried that schools in the UK are teaching "Microsoft" > not "computing" and the pointy-click generation will have grown up > from infants not knowing that there ARE alternatives... You've only got to look at the deal John Major did with M$ to see that its exactly what the schools are doing. -- Best Regards: Baron.
From: Baron on 16 Jan 2010 13:21 Conor Inscribed thus: > In article <pan.2010.01.14.22.38.12.518987(a)stovell.nospam.org.uk>, > Phil Stovell says... > >> The UK Government used to have (may still have) a policy of only >> using software that is ISO standards compliant. OO is, I'm not sure >> about MSO. > > UK Govt runs on MSO. You might think so ! -- Best Regards: Baron.
From: Baron on 16 Jan 2010 13:27 Martin Inscribed thus: > On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:29:09 +0000, Ivor Jones > <ivor(a)thisaddressis.invalid> wrote: > >>On 16/01/10 00:29, Nix wrote: >>> On 14 Jan 2010, Baron stated: >>>> True ! Not only but its a criminal offense to publicly identify a >>>> juror ! Its probably the same in the USA. >>> >>> Not that likely actually. The UK's laws regarding juries are fiercer >>> than just about any others anywhere else in the world. Much, much >>> fiercer. >> >>Indeed. I did jury service last year, the warnings issued about >>discussing any aspect of the trial outside the jury room even after >>the trial had finished were *very* dire indeed. >> >>Ivor > > Now that you have told us, they will have to kill you and every other > instance of Ivor Jones. :o) Actually his admission of doing JS isn't a problem. Its the "Any aspect" bit that gets you in contempt. -- Best Regards: Baron.
From: Conor on 16 Jan 2010 16:46 In article <pan.2010.01.16.19.13.35.31007(a)stovell.nospam.org.uk>, Phil Stovell says... ] > > I'm not posting from an advocacy group. > > > Newsgroups: > comp.os.linux.advocacy,24hoursupport.helpdesk,uk.comp.homebuilt,uk.comp.os.linux > > Can't read eh? > I can. Only one of those groups is an advocacy group. You don't need to be posting from it for your post to appear in it. > Don't bother replying, I'm ignoring this thread from now on, CTRL+I. Only because you've just shown yourself to be as thick as pigshit. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Gordon on 17 Jan 2010 06:50
Conor wrote: > In article <20100115221137.2112.7338.XPN(a)gordon-laptop>, Gordon says... >> >> Conor wrote: >> >> >> >> >> > It doesn't have to. MSO is the defacto standard, >> >> No - it's what MS has imposed. It's not any sort of "standard" at all. > > Microsoft didn't force people to buy MSO. WP had the market, Lotus gave > away Smartsuite for free. MSO still won despite costing shitloads more. > WRONG. MS "won" because it ALSO gave away free copies, with server OSs. And I don't recall Lotus giving away free copies untill MS had locked people into Office... |