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To: ShadowAce

I have tried introducing people to Libre Office and Open Office before that. I can’t think of even one of them that stayed with it when Word, Excel and Outlook were available.The usual comment I get on first use is, “This looks like Word 2003.”

Linux will remain on the fringes as a desktop for normal users, for the foreseeable future. Getting people to change when they are happy with what they have is an herculean task. That is even more true for iOS users who are more of a cult than Linux users.

Linux will need a new “killer app” to gain increased acceptance. I’ll continue to play Hitman on my Win10 machine until then. (Gnome Mahjongg is pretty good too)


26 posted on 02/26/2020 7:57:44 AM PST by FXRP (Cogito, ergo Spam!)
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To: FXRP

[[I have tried introducing people to Libre Office and Open Office before that. I can’t think of even one of them that stayed with it when Word, Excel and Outlook were available.]]

Ok- do a virtual machine with a copy of windows on it on a linux machine, and use office excell or outlook from there- best of all worlds-


46 posted on 02/26/2020 11:08:37 AM PST by Bob434
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To: FXRP

[[(Gnome Mahjongg is pretty good too)]]

Lol- i like Simple Simon myself- (it’s i the ‘KPatience’ card game you can install from the software package)


47 posted on 02/26/2020 11:09:59 AM PST by Bob434
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