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sparklingyesterday at 11:36 AM3 repliesview on HN

>Airbus isn't ditching Microsoft any time soon because there's nowhere to go. Likewise Google productivity apps because the only place to go is Microsoft.

[x] doubt

There a perfectly suitable office and productivity suites, but if your requirement is that every obscure feature from a .doc file created in 2003 needs to work... well then yes, you only have one provider to choose from.


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mr_toadyesterday at 11:45 AM

It’s the queue of users who want to be hand held because they can’t do X, or open Y, that IT doesn’t want to deal with.

Also, there’s no budget for training any more.

throw1234567891yesterday at 11:47 AM

Do you even comprehend the timescales at which these companies operate.