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   JEDIDIAH to Lawrence D'Oliveiro   
   Re: fact - legacy business locked into w   
   14 Nov 10 16:59:29   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: jedi@nomad.mishnet   
      
   On 2010-11-14, Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
   > In message , JEDIDIAH wrote:   
   >   
   >> ...this all boils down to obscure niche apps that are Windows only.   
   >   
   > Small businesses come and go all the time. I think the opportunity is with   
   > new startups, who haven’t locked themselves into a proprietary platform, to   
   > adopt Free/Open Source software instead.   
      
       There is a lot of value in those specialty applications and a lot of   
   domain expertise and automation embedded in them. Simply igoring them might   
   not be a feasable option.   
      
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