:PRNewswire: Texas Software Startup, Serenity Systems, Advises Business Users to Get Off Windows
PRNewswire: Texas Software Startup, Serenity Systems, Advises Business Users to Get Off Windows Sep 2, 1999, 00 :20 UTC (10 Talkback[s]) (4562 reads)
"St.John's comment comes as a result of Sun's announcements to acquire StarDivision, developer and publisher of
StarOffice, and release the product free, placing the product in the open source environment. "In January of this year I
surprised some less astute industry observers by stating that Windows had reached its high water mark. I think Sun's
announcement may be a key component in hastening that," St.John stated."
"This does not mean Windows is disappearing. "Still a lot of DOS out there," quipped St.John. "But you have to look at
what's happening. Gartner Group has said that in 1998 65% of the developers identified Windows as their primary target
platform. In 2000, GG is predicting that number goes down to 40%. Why? They want alternatives to a shrinking Windows
base..."
"According to St.John business users should now take a hard look at how they justify the expense of staying on Microsoft
Office "because StarOffice runs Windows, and Java, and Linux, and Unix, and OS/2. So, once off MS Office ...
businesses can really start asking where they want to go today and get some different answers for a change."
