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Can Open Source Defeat Microsoft?

Submitted by srlinuxx on Friday 18th of November 2005 03:22:17 PM Filed under
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While Microsoft has had some 20 years to make Office what it is today, most industry analysts say that new open-source contenders, such as OpenOffice, measure up reasonably well against Redmond's suite. But they also say that while these suites do have most of the features of Microsoft Office, they lack certain advanced capabilities that make all the difference.

While there are of course proponents and detractors on both sides of the line, many analysts have identified open-source software and nonproprietary formats as building up strong momentum against Redmond.

However, while there are plenty of proponents, the open-source movement does have legitimate detractors.

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