__/ [ Lobo ] on Friday 24 March 2006 20:01 \__
> On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:20:12 +0000, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 24 March 2006 17:23 \__
>>
>>> begin oe_protect.scr
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> __/ [ Linønut ] on Friday 24 March 2006 14:38 \__
>>>>
>>>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o'
>>>>> wisdom:
>>>>>
>>>>>> ,----[ Microsoft announces Office 2007 delay ]
>>>>>> | Fresh on the heels of a delay in broad availability of Windows
>>>>>> | Vista, Microsoft confirmed late Thursday that it is also pushing
>>>>>> | the mainstream launch of Office 2007 to next year.
>>>>>> `----
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-6053504.html?part=rss&tag=6053504&subj=news
>>>>>
>>>>> Cool. A one-year delay in something that we and our customers don't
>>>>> need and don't want anyway.
>>>>
>>>> Office 12 might have to go head-to-head with OpenOffice 3. By that time,
>>>> who knows how far OOo will have gotten; with over 100,000,000 users, Sun
>>>> will have rigour and finance to push the project onwards more quickly.
>>>> They have Google's backing, too.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Interesting thought. Presumably Microsoft will have to explain why
>>> paying £300 for MS Office is a better proposition than using OpenOffice
>>> for free.
>>
>>They already 'explain' this. They have started a FUD campaign where they
>>list so-called stories on failed migrations to OpenOffice within/across the
>>global industry. Find the needle in the haystack and then spend 100 million
>>dollars turning the needle into a spaceship rocket. Mind you, Firefox
>>announced earlier today that they might start advertisement campaigns in
>>the cinemas and TV. OpenOffice have begun doing that too, which is rather
>>unprecedented for FOSS.
>>
>>Best wishes,
>>
>>Roy
>
> Also, Firefox is much sexier than Internet Explorer:
> http://www.mouserunner.com/FF_FemfoxNotice.html
I can see that.
http://www.mouserunner.com/images/femfox_sfx1.jpg
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