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FreeStateDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 05:17 AM Original message |
I.B.M. to Offer Office Software Free in Challenge to Microsoft’s Line |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 05:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. Good. I don't care who takes Bill Gates down, just as long as someone |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 06:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. but OpenOffice has been available for free for quite a while, without |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 09:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Publicity and a name brand may help them out |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
45. From most of the people that I know that have use Lotus anything, |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 08:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. I Couldn't Agree With You More. n/t |
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Spiffarino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 08:49 AM Original message |
You're not going to bring Gates down |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
29. Mr. Gates has had a long and a good run, he stole every idea |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 09:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Gates is preparing to retire anyway.. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 06:14 AM Response to Original message |
2. Microsoft had been suing OpenOffice over copyright infringement |
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jordi_fanclub (388 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 06:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. You mean... DID NOT suing OpenOffice... |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
25. I was amused when I heard that part |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
35. Acknowledged! |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
5. Get it here: |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 07:09 AM Response to Original message |
6. i use open office |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
23. I use NeoOffice, which is the Mac version of Open Office. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 12:30 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. They will do what Neo has done |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:50 AM Response to Reply #6 |
28. It's happening to other companies too |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 10:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
46. holy shit, that has to be seen to be believed! |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
7. I used Lotus Symphony in the past |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
9. Cool. I personally don't want the slow speed of Java-everything... |
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3waygeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 06:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
43. Lotus didn't want it either... |
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Exiled in America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
10. I've used Open Office, and I prefer MS Office |
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Spiffarino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 09:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Are you using Office 2007? |
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Exiled in America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 09:11 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I use 2007, and I mainly use Word, Excel and Powerpoint |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 09:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Hating MS just for being MS? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. Seems to me that rather than... |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 12:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Because we can't |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 03:30 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. It appears to me... |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. In truth, it's both |
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Exiled in America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 02:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
38. You are misunderstanding my point. |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
11. There are excellent free open source options out there |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
14. Google Apps will kill them all |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 09:31 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I hope not |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. It's like paying a car company to drive your car after you buy it |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I doubt it |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
15. Good for IBM! |
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BRLIB (347 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
20. I wish WordPerfect would make a comeback .... |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Hell, I wish Fortran would make a comeback |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Wouldn't that be a hoot?!! |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Best language of the bunch |
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SayWhatYo (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. lol |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
40. Heck, I've still got the original disks to my copy of WordStar! |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
44. I had the Corel Linux distro for a while... |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
21. Curiouser and curiouser... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 12:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. Put yourself in the shoes of I don't know corporate drone |
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shenmue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
37. Yay! |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
42. Good news |
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