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DAMN NON-MS APPLICATIONS!!
spinningheel4242:
Ok, I have to say that I just love this whole fuck microsoft movement. It is about time. The only problem I have in converting to the "good" side is the incompatability of certain applications. More specifically, with Mozilla. Now, I just love the browser but I find that a lot of sites are not displayed correctly when using Mozilla. But, most importantly, I like to play on the zone and you need Internet Explorer to log-on and play...Mozilla simply will not work.
Also, I have used Open Office and I like what it has to offer. But, again it is not totally compatible with MS and it doesn't display the same data/format as MS does.
Now, until these open source projects can truly rival MS, I don't think there will be a great migration from MS to open source.
I would appreciate anyone responding to these comments and maybe suggest some remedies. I will be one of the first to dump MS (as an operating system, browser, office suite) if the alternative can at least match MS functionality...
Thanks
xyle_one:
first of all, i believe any website that doesn't display right in mozilla was not created right in the first place. When developing a website, it is best to use W3 standards, and not microsoft standards. I havent used open office, but i am currently using star office, and it opens and saves in MSoffice formats. it also takes up less space, and does everything an office app should do. I have actualy converted a few people to star office, and they have taken it up to their superiors, talking about an entire office switch. I use mozilla on windows, redhat & suse linux, and mac osX jaguar, it can not be beat.
sucks that you have to use internet explorer to play on the 'zone'. i guess you could use opera and change the identification to internet explorer.
ecsyle_one
pkd_lives:
Various misconceptions to clear up first.
quote: More specifically, with Mozilla. Now, I just love the browser but I find that a lot of sites are not displayed correctly when using Mozilla. But, most importantly, I like to play on the zone and you need Internet Explorer to log-on and play...Mozilla simply will not work.
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You point is that the site you play does not accept anything but IE. This is not Mozillas fault. Get proactive and inform the site that you want other browser compatability. Tell them that by designing their site for IE they are losing 25% of their potential business. Most sites that display incorrectly are due to incompetent web site builders.
quote:Also, I have used Open Office and I like what it has to offer. But, again it is not totally compatible with MS and it doesn't display the same data/format as MS does.
Now, until these open source projects can truly rival MS, I don't think there will be a great migration from MS to open source.
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Again this is an inaccurate statement. Open office is BETTER than M$ office. Just because it is not 100% compatable with M$ does not mean it is no good. And to be fair you can save documents as .doc and I have yet to find a document that will not work.
quote: I will be one of the first to dump MS (as an operating system, browser, office suite) if the alternative can at least match MS functionality...
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Then it's time to change. M$ functionality can not only be matched but actually gets left for dust by other OS capabilities. It's not the fault of the operating systems or the writers of code. Change now, because I can already do more in Linux that you can in M$ products.
[ October 02, 2002: Message edited by: pkd ]
psyjax:
Or you could get a Mac and run OSX Jaguare on it.
It will kick the shit out of anything MS can do, and guarantees compatability with M$ file format's etc. It is as powerfull as Linux/*NIX, but easier to use.
Best OS around right now IMHO.
Refalm:
quote:spinningheel4242: But, most importantly, I like to play on the zone and you need Internet Explorer to log-on and play...Mozilla simply will not work.
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The zone is a Microsoft website. They occasionly block anything not Internet Explorer on purpose.
[ October 02, 2002: Message edited by: Refalm ]
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