[General] Arab League and Microsoft in software piracy initiative

[Majed B.]

Or when a manager decides that he can put whatever he wants, and when
a powerpoint file doesn't open, he decides that MS Office must be
installed, rather than emailing back the person who sent it & ask to
send it in a compatible format.

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Burhan Khalid <burhan.khalid at gmail.com> wrote:
> The "typical employee mentality" - or more precisely, training and knowledge
> retention are the real costs of open source or alternate software.
>
> Till this is solved (which can be done many ways) adapting other
> alternatives is always going to be an uphill battle for all but the very
> tech. savvy companies.
>
> Most companies do the math and decide that its actually *cheaper* to pay for
> licenses than have to pay for:
>
> 1. Training
> 2. Certification (for example, from external authorities)
> 3. Loss of productivity (not everyone picks up new technology easily)
> 4. Compatibility concerns (for partners/external programs -- in some cases,
> even between departments)
>
> Regards,
> --
> Burhan Khalid
>--
       Majed B.