Money is the main driver, control the next.
No.
no....because an open source software is distributed for free
Yes it is. It is owned by Microsoft and they do not give access to the source code for the program, unlike open source software programs.
Open source software is designed to do exactly what its closed source (paid software) counterpart is to do. Open Office for example is free to use and does the same thing as Microsoft office that costs hundreds.
A couple of options are Microsoft Excel or Open Office Calc (open-source free software).
you actually cant.its not an open source software..its closed unlike Microsoft and Linux.
There are many programs that are required in the process of software localization. These programs include Open Office, Microsoft Office, and other open source software.
.net is a framework based on Microsoft software and is not open source, php is a language which is open source and based on Linux/unix systems
In a word, Yes.I would strongly not recommend downloading pirated software. I would suggest downloading Open Office from OpenOffice.org. It has all of Microsoft's software, but it's open source (legal).
Open source software is software that allows the source code to be used. Oftentimes, they are free to use. Open source software is copyrighted.
I prefer open source software.
Organizations that produce Open Source material make money from donations by users of the software and by producing branded, packaged installations of the software on CD and DVD to sell in stores.