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What's wrong with this picture?What's wrong with this picture?Posted Nov 15, 2003 6:37 UTC (Sat) by chill633 (guest, #16013)In reply to: What's wrong with this picture? by BrucePerens Parent article: Sun's Linux desktop off to flying start (Register) By renting, you're basically paying for a Network Admin to keep it all working and updated. YOU don't have to deal with anti-virus, program patches, firewalls, etc. -- your service provider does. Why StarOffice when OpenOffice is free? It is more than just fonts. A large library of clipart & templates, which is a mainstay of many office; Granted, OO is getting a lot closer on many of those, and surpassing SO in some, the big seller is... ...someone ELSE takes care of it for you. That is a BIG plus with many small to medium sized offices.
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What's wrong with this picture? Posted Nov 15, 2003 15:34 UTC (Sat) by BrucePerens (guest, #2510) [Link] YOU don't have to deal with anti-virus, program patches, firewalls, etc. -- your service provider does.Sincerely, I get all of this just by typing "apt-get update; apt-get upgrade" every few days. There seem to be some people somewhere who are making that work. I can't find the bill :-) . Your point about outsourcing care for the software is taken, but I'm not sure that the differential value is very large. Bruce
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