subject: More Than A Shop Expands Its Software Collection to Consist of Open Source Software [print this page] More Than A Shop Expands Its Software Collection to Consist of Open Source Software
More Than A Shop offers a full line of commercially purchasable consumer products like Microsoft Office, PhotoShop and DreamWeaver. Company representatives recently reported they will immediately also carry a full line of free open source commodities starting March 15th, 2011.
Executives of More Than A Shop felt they had to begin providing free open source software alternatives to the commercially obtainable software products. Its part of their shared mission which is to afford customers with solutions instead of just a list of products.
Just a while ago, one of their customers was dealing with a predicament where his Windows Vista operating system had become so corrupt that he could no longer reboot his computer. He had critical information on his laptop that he needed to be able to access. Reinstalling his system softwareoperating system was not an option as he had lost his installation disk along with the proof of purchase. The customer had originally purchased his operating system from some other software firm. More Than A Shop representatives, therefore, could not just send him another installation disk.
Seeing that he had access to another computer and an internet connection, representatives from More Than A Shop were still able to offer assistance. Representatives directed him to a website for downloading a free copy of the Ubunta operating system.
Ubunta is an open source operating system that can be set up on just about any computer. It can also be run from a CD leaving the original operating system in tack. Open source software is software that is not copyrighted, and its free for anyone to use. The purpose in making it free is to inspire individuals within the community to further develop and refine the product.
When most people think of a word processing program, the first name that often comes up is Microsoft Office. If solicited for good software package for fixing photos, most people mention PhotoShop. These are first-rate software programs that are well written and are easy to use, though, they are a bit highly priced.
There are alternatives to each of these programs. The staff at More Than A Shop looked into each one of these alternative programs and learned that they perform just as well as their an arm and a leg brand name counter parts. These programs fall under the heading of open source. The Ubunta operating system comes bundledwith many of the equivalent free alternatives of the most common programs.
It should not be just the burden of potential customers to research and find the exact product that will best meet their needs. Retailers should also be fully at work in researching and providing suggestions on which products will best meet the demands of a promising customer. The company chief executive was quoted as saying, "We're in the business of offering solutions to individuals. People visit websites in the hopes that they will obtain the answer back to their troubles."
