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The issue with inferior Linux copies is where the original is closed source and the company hasn't ported it themselves. Office suite compatibility issues are
by RadioactiveMan 12y ago
The issue with inferior Linux copies is where the original is closed source and the company hasn't ported it themselves.
Office suite compatibility issues are due to the incumbent software's closed formats. Evidently, this is a smart move to defend market share.
These aren't Linux problems, they're closed source software problems.
- DanBC 12y agoSadly the Linux versions sometimes seem to make the same mistakes. MS Office had clippy, and that kind of irritating help assistant made it into Open Office. (Especially frustrating since Clippy was poorly implemented. Edit: this is the right link!! http://robotzeitgeist.com/tag/bayesian-inference-engine http://robotzeitgeist.com/tag/bayesian-inference-engine I'll leave this here because it's interesting. http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/sep/01/stonehenge-dry-spell-grass-perfect-circle?CMP=soc_567 http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/sep/01/stonehenge-dr... )
- RadioactiveMan 12y agoI'm not sure if you meant to post a link about stonehenge, but I enjoyed it none the less.
- DanBC 12y agoWhoops, thank you! http://robotzeitgeist.com/tag/bayesian-inference-engine http://robotzeitgeist.com/tag/bayesian-inference-engine