Re: OT: OpenOffice not 100% compatible?


"Joel Kolstad" <JKolstad71HatesSpam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I believe the main problem is that there are an awful lot of people
out there
with decision-making authority (when it comes to software) who
aren't
particularly familiar with the software they're being asked to
upgrade, so by
default they figure that "newer=better --> let's buy it!" is the
"safest"
option.

"Incentives" is the key word here - there being no incenctives for an
IT manager to keep the IT budget in single-digit percentages of
turnover. Work below a certain percentage of the budget and you
become "ressources" or (even worse) "services".

"Upper management" in most organisations will not deal with small-fry
parts of the organisation while the people with the heavy budget gets
promoted to "strategic areas" and gets to sit on the board so they get
even more opportunity to demonstrate their importance.

The safest option is to buy and to buy lots.


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