Development environments: Microsoft vs. Open Source

Courtesy Topix - Unix  Thu, 08/07/2008 - 03:39

A few weeks ago we had a fascinating discussion here comparing the functionality available with the Staroffice/OpenOffice open source cluster to that available with Microsoft's Office set.


 

Related items

Development environments: Microsoft vs. Open Source
As we saw yesterday the much vaunted Unix skills premium over Windows is pretty small - 15% or so in an overheated market and less than that...

Gates, open source, Azure and the cloud
There have been some big changes in the software industry over the past year - with big changes at Microsoft and cloud computing starting to have a...

Microsoft Dabbles in Open Source
Nexaweb Sun KEYNOTES: It's available under the Microsoft Public License Dec. 12, 2008 09:22 AM The Oxite FAQ asks why we need another blog engine and...

So Why?
Microsoft has rejected porting its Office productivity suite to Linux anytime soon, despite the growing popularity of open source on the desktop.

Microsoft Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000 Mac/Win USB
This advanced ergonomic 2.4 GHz Wireless mouse is designed to provide a more comfortable, responsive computing experience - anywhere.

Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 Mac/Win
This is the Microsoft's most portable wireless notebook mouse that connects directly to a Bluetooth PC without a transceiver, freeing up USB ports...

HP 2133-KX870AT 8.9-inch Mini-Note PC (C7-M 1.6 GHz Processor,...
Small but mighty The HP 2133 Mini-Note PC might be small in size (2.8lbs and 1.05" thin) but it's big on usability, durability, and sleekness....


 

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
motd.ambians.com