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I have not bought any MSO past MSO-2003. I moved to OpenOffice.org [as soon as it read/saved .doc files] till LO 3.3.0 came out. Then I moved to LO for all my systems, Windows and Linux.

Now I create/update the NA-DVD [http://libreoffice-na.us/English-3.5-installs/index.html] project and a 773,000 American Spelling Dictionary for LO.


On 09/19/2012 01:11 PM, John Clegg wrote:

Which is why I started migrating 3 months ago! I haven't had to go back once.

On Sep 19, 2012 4:57 PM, "webmaster-Kracked_P_P" <webmaster@krackedpress.com <mailto:webmaster@krackedpress.com>> wrote:


    No, it is not a good idea to take a break.

    But it is time to tell those people who do use MSO that they are
    changing their pricing policy and almost forcing their users to
    rent their products in the near future.

    It is time that the users start thinking about their long term use
    of MS's Office and other business software.  You no longer will be
    able to buy their products in any reasonable price, for MS that
    is, and not know if you rent it for X dollars for the first year,
    it will not go up to 150% of X dollars in year two.  You will then
    have to pay their "ransom" or you loose the ability to use the
    software on your computer.

    Then there is the multi-license discount - or should it be the end
    of the multi-license discount.  Businesses with 50 or 100
    computers will be required to but a single user license for every
    computer at $150+ per license.  The rental agreement plan is not
    that much better of an option.

    So now you can say that every computer they own can have a copy of
    LO for free.  Every updated or new version of LO will be free,
    unlike MSO's policy.  No need to rent or buy anything office suite
    package anymore.  FREE now and FREE in the future.

    MSO just wants to force a user to pay them over and over for the
    same software, for as long as you live.  Then when you die, you
    heirs will be forced to pay MS's blood money for the rest of their
    lives.  This maybe a good plan as a revenue generation, but not
    for the users.

    On 09/19/2012 11:22 AM, Pertti Rönnberg wrote:

        Hi LiBO folks and especially LibO developers
        Microsoft's desicion to start renting their software puts
        ordinary people (and companies) in a fortune with very
        uncertain costs ahead.

        Should it not be now - if ever! - the perfect time for the
        LibO devs to take a break in developing new features in the
        LibO suite and from a certain version start making all LibO's
        functions and its every existing feature working smoothly and
        and stable and free of problems and bugs -- from the very
        beginning:  from installing (with or without JavaJRE),  Base
        and its embedded HDBAQL and its Report Builder, all included.
        And to complete-update the guiding documents (esp. LibO Help)
        to an good working quality level so it is understandable and
        usable for every one.
        Better late than never if you want LibO to be really accepted!
        Regards
        Pertti Rönnberg



        On 19.9.2012 15:40, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:


            YES!!!
            That is why I posted this info to the list.

            Now there is one more thing that it an advantage of LO
            over MSO. You do not have to rent it.

            I do not know how many people would be comfortable with
            renting software.  I really would not trust MS not raising
            the rental fee for year two.  Then there is the issue of
            having some code that MS will send to either give you
            another year of service or to disable MSO from being used.
             I would bet that there will be a "virus" that would be
            made and sent out that will disable such a built in
            enable/disable license code system.


            On 09/19/2012 12:23 AM, Anthony Easthope wrote:

                This doesn't really seem to be a good move by
                Microsoft as it would drive many people away it!. it
                is such a great thing that Lo exists


                Mirosław Zalewski <miniopl@poczta.onet.pl
                <mailto:miniopl@poczta.onet.pl>> wrote:

                    On 18/09/2012 at 20:13, Doug
                    <dmcgarrett@optonline.net
                    <mailto:dmcgarrett@optonline.net>> wrote:

                          Note, too, that the old argument, "I bought it,
                        so it's mine," will be out the window--if it's
                        rented, it clearly is
                        not yours to copy, etc.

                    As far as I remember, it was never yours. Most
                    EULAs forbid e.g. reselling of
                    box copy. They clearly state that they grant you
                    right to use software,
                    nothing more.
-- Best regards
                    Mirosław Zalewski

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