On 9/19/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Biju Chacko wrote [at 10:24 AM 9/19/2007] : > > >FOSS doesn't deserve to become ubiquitous if the only way it can do so > >is by reservations (affirmative action in US lingo). > > I am not sure if I agree. The reason? Metcalfe's Law, which means > that the switching cost from a ubiquitous platform to a > non-ubiquitous one can be prohibitive, absent the kind of 'nudge' > that such a reservation would provide.
That's correct to some extent. IMO, however, when it comes to office productivity such costs are now fairly low. The file formats are common and for most purposes the UI is the same so training needs are minimal. At that point, other advantages come into play. For the man on the street, let's face it, software is just a tool. Choices should be made based on what the best tool for job is. -- b
