On Jan 5, 6:08*pm, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article ,
* *Lobster wrote:

What happens if you need to share files (or even view them?) with any of
the other 99% of the world who uses MS Office, for example? *Presumably
any of these OS are a non-starter, surely?

Those '99%' should share files using a universal file format like plain
text. Same as newsgroups, etc. But this doesn't suit the likes of BG who
wishes to tie up the world into his expensive systems.

But what about sharing files from the same location on disc on a dual
boot machine?

MBQ