__/ [ ed ] on Saturday 16 September 2006 15:42 \__
> On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:58:46 +0100
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> __/ [ Linonut ] on Saturday 16 September 2006 13:52 \__
>>
>> > After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o'
>> > wisdom:
>> >
>> >> OpenOffice 2.0 (Review)
>> >>
>> >> ,----[ Quote ]
>> >> | In the field of office productivity software there are few
>> >players. > | In the world of open source software, there are even
>> >fewer. Each of > | them
>> >> | say they are directly competing against Microsoft's Office suite.
>> > Only
>> >> | one is winning. Let me introduce you to OpenOffice, the one and
>> >only > | open source office suite that's not only winning the war,
>> >but it's > | giving Redmond some rather nasty nightmares. Lets pick
>> >apart this > | bounty of goodness and see what's inside.
>> >> `----
>> >>
>> >> http://www.raiden.net/?cat=2&aid=146
>> >
>> > Monopoly pricing!
>> >
>> > Starts at $165 for the "lite" version and $499 for the full suite
>> > on average. Some versions cost upwards of $650 or more.
>>
>> In Soviet Russian, office buys you for $650 or more (or is it the
>> other way around?). Mind the lowercase "O". Same when it comes to
>> hardware.
>
> In CCCP software is free. No copyright laws, IIRC.
In Korea, only old people pay for software (to keep the Slashdot
saga/subculture going).
Microsoft's evil plan:
1. Produce shoddy software
2. Neglect to release patches frequently
3. People need to pay for Microsoft Live OneCare to protect their PC's
4. ...
5. Profit!
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