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OpenOffice.org 2.2 releasedOpenOffice.org 2.2 releasedPosted Mar 30, 2007 1:31 UTC (Fri) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630)In reply to: OpenOffice.org 2.2 released by mikov Parent article: OpenOffice.org 2.2 released
Printers and scanners have never been a problem. We have three printers (an HP LaserJet, an HP all-in-one fax/scanner/printer and a Samsung printer) and they all just worked out of the box. Naturally, it's easier to start running Linux than to switch from Windows --- it's called Vendor Lock-In. We switched from a proprietary PBX to Asterisk only after our irritation with the proprietary PBX drove us to the breaking point. My guess is that Windows lock-in is far more powerful than PBX lock-in, so there's much more difficulty in changing. But that's OK. I see our use of Linux as a competitive advantage, and if our competitors are stuck running Windows... :-) I hear your complaints about the "little" problems that add up and are easier to solve. The best way around those is to avoid the problems in the first place -- make sure you buy Linux-compatible hardware and choose Linux-friendly vendors. And the "cheap" solution of switching to Windows will have many other costs in the long run.
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