In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
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on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:55:16 +0100
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> ____/ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Tuesday 18 September 2007 13:05 : \____
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>> I.B.M. plans to mount its most ambitious challenge in years to
>> Microsoft's dominance of personal computer software, by offering free
>> programs for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations.
>
> Oops. I've just posted this as well. This is really big, no matter what people
> try to say. It will force Microsoft to rethink the price of its cash cow.
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> This also explains why Rob Weir and Bob Sutor fought OOXML so viciously.
>
> At the end of the day, this is great news to the consumer.
>
Erm....isn't Google already a third entrant in this, along
with OpenOffice and of course Microsoft? That makes four
(five spreadsheets if one counts Gnumeric).
Interesting times.
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