Re:Just a quick question? (Score 1)

How about looking at it from the point of view of having little or no technical experience. I would always recommend a Microsoft product over any free version because of the level of support avaliable from Microsoft and the internet. Also its easy to recommend someone take the ECDL (European Computer Drivers Licence) which will teach them how to use the product, and 9 times out of 10, their employer will pay for that. Its much easier to get a person to buy a product with free support than to get them to use a free product and pay for support. Woo for open source software, yes its getting easier to use, but if ur a 30 something person using a computer / office for the first time there is a learning curve, one which is made easier with microsoft products. (and yes i know open office is nearly the same as office 2003, BUT to someone new they are two different products).