Star Office 7

[Collins Richey]

On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 20:12:26 -0500 Bruce Marshall <bmarsh at bmarsh.com> wrote:

> On Tuesday 04 November 2003 20:00 pm, Joel Hammer wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 08:01:31AM -0700, Collins Richey wrote:
> > > Only negative experience.  Since I get really good results with
> > > OpenOffice, I would never pay even $.02 for Star Office.  You, on
> > > the other hand, may find some particular feature that makes the
> > > departure from open software worthwhile.
> >
> > I have come to the conclusion that my time is worth something. I am
> > now 57, and have only about 5 to 10 years before I get too old to
> > bother much with computers. So, saving time is becoming more important
> > than politics. I am also of the opinion, at least for now, that the
> > open source movement just will not be able to deliver the ease of use
> > of commerical software. What volunteer programmer is going to knock
> > himself out for hours so some lazy non-paying user can have a trouble
> > free software experience? Too often, open source means take it or
> > leave it, blemishes included. I have gotten tired of that. I tip
> > generously at restaurants for good service, so I can't see why I
> > shouldn't pay someone who writes software which saves my time. And,
> > certainly, $30 bucks for a competent suite like Star Office is a
> > bargain. I feel good about supporting both Sun and Lindows, too.
> >
> > Joel
> 
> Well gee...  I guess at 65 and having bought from Sun, I feel 2.66666666  
> times better than you do...   :-)
> 

I don't know how to do the math.  I'm 60 (+++) and have never bought any
software for linux (---) since my first Caldera installation.  I will probably
die at the keyboard, but not anytime soon.  I also tip generously, but I'm a
cheapskate when it comes to software.

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area
if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the 
worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.