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[News] OpenOffice.org Benchmarked; Microsoft Press: "The Fall of Microsoft Office"

  • Subject: [News] OpenOffice.org Benchmarked; Microsoft Press: "The Fall of Microsoft Office"
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 02:28:38 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Is OpenOffice.org getting faster?

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| Some complain OpenOffice.org is slow and bloated. With each release there may 
| be dozens of performance improvements, but there are also new features, some 
| of which may slow things down. This the natural balance in software 
| development, but in the end, what is the net effect on performance from one 
| version to the next?    
`----

http://www.oooninja.com/2008/05/openofficeorg-getting-faster-benchmark.html

The Fall of Microsoft Office

,----[ Quote ]
| On the same day that the state of New York published a report supporting open 
| formats for electronic documents, mighty Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) said that 
| it would support the open-source ODF format in Office 2007. Redmond's own 
| Open Office XML specification may be heading for the great Recycle Bin in the 
| sky, never to come back.    
| 
| [...]
| 
| I can't say that Google or Sun or anybody else just won a bigger share of the 
| office software market, and if they did, it won't help their revenue or 
| profits directly anyway. But it's clear as day that Microsoft just took a 
| serious hit, and the impact may take a long time to make itself felt but it 
| will come.     
`----

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/05/27/the-fall-of-microsoft-office.aspx

Coming from the MSN-affiliated Fool, wow! Just wow.


Last week:

Is Microsoft Office in trouble?

,----[ Quote ]
| And, now Microsoft isn't hurrying to support its own format, but it is moving
| to support PDF and ODF... Could it be that all those copies of Office 2007
| Microsoft boasts of selling are collecting dust at reseller and retailer
| warehouses instead of being used on office systems? Could users be sticking
| with their older copies of Office and when they do want to move to something
| newer, they're moving to OpenOffice and Google instead?
|
| Interesting isn't it?
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/is_microsoft_office_in_trouble


Microsoft can’t support Open XML

,----[ Quote ]
| If Microsoft can’t give users a compelling reason to switch from their old
| version of Office to Office 14 their cash-flow is going to slow down
| considerably.
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http://practical-tech.com/business/microsoft-cant-support-open-xml/


Recent:

Is Office the new Netscape?

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| One of the cornerstones of Microsoft's competitive strategy over the years
| has been to redefine competitors' products as features of its own products.
| Whenever some upstart PC software company started to get traction with a new
| application - the Netscape browser is the most famous example - Microsoft
| would incorporate a version of the application into its Office suite or
| Windows operating system, eroding the market for the application as a
| standalone product and starving its rival of economic oxygen (ie, cash). It
| was an effective strategy as well as a controversial one.      
|
| Now, though, the tables may be turning. Google is trying to pull a Microsoft
| on Microsoft by redefining core personal-productivity applications -
| calendars. word processing, spreadsheets, etc. - as features embedded in
| other products. There's a twist, though. Rather than just incorporating the  
| applications as features in its own products, Google is offering them up to
| other companies, particularly big IT vendors, to incorporate as features in
| their products.      
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http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2008/05/one_of_the_corn.php


Microsoft stock drops amid slumping sales

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| Microsoft Corp., whose Windows software dominates the personal-computer
| market, fell 6.2 percent Fridayin Nasdaq trading after sales slumped, casting
| doubt on whether PC demand can hold up in a slowing economy. The software
| maker reported a 24 percent drop in sales of Windows last quarter and
| forecast earnings that may miss analysts' estimates.
|
| [...]
|
| "The risk is that Linux gets a foothold and then affects their long-term
| revenue significantly."
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http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_9061263


Microsoft earnings post-mortem: The cash cows quiver

,----[ Quote ]
| I can’t help but wonder if the lackluster Windows/Office results also can be
| attributed to Microsoft brass’s complete and crazy obsession with Google (and
| taking over Yahoo) has resulted in no one minding the Windows store. Kevin
| Johnson, the head of Microsoft’s Platforms & Services division seems to be so
| laser-focused on the online-ad business these days that he almost seems to
| have forgotten Microsoft is still in the software business, too.
|
| Microsoft execs’ claims about walking away from the Yahoo deal are nothing
| more than bluster. A protracted hostile takeover bid is just going to
| distract not just employees in Microsoft’s online services business, but
| company management, too. It’s not a pretty picture.
`----

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1362


Feeling the heat at Microsoft

,----[ Quote ]
| If I ask you who is Microsoft's biggest competitor now, who would it be?
|
| Ballmer: Open...Linux. I don't want to say open source. Linux, certainly have
| to go with that.
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http://www.news.com/Feeling-the-heat-at-Microsoft/2008-1012_3-6232458.html?tag=ne.fd.mnbc


A reminder of why Microsoft wanted Yahoo

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| Henry Blodget at Silicon Alley Insider has posted Tuesday a good look at how
| Microsoft's Windows and Google's search will stack up by 2009. The results
| aren't necessarily surprising, but they're certainly interesting to see in
| print: By this time next year, Blodget predicts, Google search will pass
| Windows in total revenue.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9943247-7.html


Is Microsoft Aura Fading?

,----[ Quote ]
| Yesterday's early relief rally reversed, and Microsoft's value has now fallen
| by more than $30 billion since it unveiled its bid for Yahoo on February 1.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121004447596669953.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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