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[Net Llama!]

On Mon, 18 Aug 2003, Joel Hammer wrote:
> >  From a desktop perspective, everybody uses office.  Unfortunately,
> > everybody also uses some other task specific app without which, the job
> > cannot be done.  Office functionality is crucial but it as only the
> > first step.
> >
>
> I must agree. Try getting your new USB PDA to sync with linux.

Try using up to date versions of the software instead of the old, buggy
crap that ships in lindows.

> I finally succeeded after great effort.  No business in its right mind

Yea, i hear that apt-get thing is really painful & time consuming.

> would waste the time. Worthy of note is the the pilot-xfer (crucial
> for connectivity) forum seems to be dead.  I am subscribed and have seen
> one or two letters in the past month.

That's prolly cause the thing just works(tm) assuming that you've read the
dox.

>
> Then, there is the almost complete lack of vendor support for inkjet
> printers.  And,  those multifunctional printers/fax/scanners. There is
> no support for these in linux.
>
> So, until linux gets the hardware support problems figured out, which it
> never will until the hardware vendors decide linux is worth supporting,
> linux on the desktop will be confined to a few techophils. The only hope
> is that in Asia linux might catch on. If so, maybe the hardware vendors
> will support linux. Of course, since MS software is almost free in Asia
> due to widespread piracy, I am not holding my breath.
>
> Joel
>
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