"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:00:45 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

E-mail will be the most significant factor governing the uptake of Linux
on the desktop, according to a new study.

The Desktop Linux Client Survey 2005, released this week by the Open
Source Development Labs, found that the lack of a powerful e-mail
application could hinder the adoption of Linux on the desktop.

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EMAIL you can always do on the web these days. I think it's more the
lack of user friendly packaging and compatibility with MS Office, etc.

E-mail is a general term now used for office productivity software. Which is
the combination of e-mail, calendar, contacts, tasks and such. With today's
business world the ability to schedule meetings and such the need for the
integrated e-mail and calendar software is prime. Typically the interaction
between the vendor's products is poor if non-existent.

This issue is like the Intstant Messaging issue where the vendors don't want
to enable interactions with their competitiors products.