@RantingCanuck @pinhman As someone who used to teach Office at the high school level (mostly to adults) before switching to the corporate world, it has been my observation that most people don't know how to use Office either. There will be a few people who will need retraining, and a few things will need to be fixed in conversion. Most people will barely notice. I use LibreOffice at home and Microsoft at work.

@rayckeith Exactly. A safety net just means that if you fall off the tightrope, you won't die. It doesn't mean you're going to stay in the net forever. And even in the rare occasions where people just give up and live off the safety net, that's still better than having destitute people in your communities.

@b0rk You sound like most small businesspeople I know. They visibly cringe when someone tells them they have to keep their site "fresh" to attract visitors.