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Linux on the desktop is so hot there's now a fight over it

Richard Plinston

Re: Linux Desktops?

> All businesses are emailing Word and Excel docs

And they should not be. doc and xls are not data exchange formats. They should be using an appropriate format such as PDF.

> MS Office is the foundation upon which modern businesses are built.

And they should not be. Businesses need to run order systems, inventory systems, payroll systems, purchasing systems, and many others. Using MS Office (or any other) as a mechanism for running a business is a very poor substitute.

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