Subj : Re: Which Linux for a beginning desktop?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Mxsmanic
Date : Sun Feb 27 2005 11:07 am

Trent Buck writes:

> You appear to be confused.  An 'enterprise' system is something that
> goes on a server and serves hundreds or thousands of users -- i.e. it is
> something for Big Business.

An office suite is something that goes on a desktop used in an office.

> Neither Microsoft Office nor OpenOffice are 'enterprise' systems; they
> are application suites run by desktop and application users alike.

The functions they provide are typically used mostly in offices.  There
aren't too many people preparing PowerPoint presentations for their
parents and kids.

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