Free for educational and personal use only. I doubt your use would include that.
Free for business would kill Microsoft, as much as they bet on their hardware locked in devices these days. They're not Apple just yet.
Free for business would kill Microsoft, as much as they bet on their hardware locked in devices these days. They're not Apple just yet.
Everything else can be emulated away, but no accountant will ever work without MSExcel, no lawyer will work without MSWord, and Outlook is still the best integrated mail/calendar tool. Exchange and SQLServer are profitable, but they don't provide the same amount of lock-in and revenue that Office does.
However, this won't continue forever, especially with the move to mobile. I'd argue that giving away Windows Server would be a good move to try and secure the Office monopoly beyond the next five years.