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On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:22:00 +0100
Anthony Atkielski <atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

> > ... they are too lazy to learn something different ...
> 
> It's not cost-effective to train them on anything different.  They
> already know Office, so put Office in front of them.  It's cheaper to
> buy them a copy of Office than it is to train them on something else,
> even if the something-else is free.

it's this short-term thinking which will be fatal for this planet after
all

is it so hard to think about the future, and not be dependent on a
ruthless monopoly like Microsoft, not be dependent on a fossile fuel
like oil etc. ?