[H]omer wrote:
> Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> http://image.bayimg.com/naeofaabo.jpg
>>
>> Next version of Microsoft Works will be free but ad-driven
>
> That'll go down well with the Anti-Adware/Spyware crowd.
>
> Ad-Aware scan results:
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Works\msads.dll Delete y/n? : y
>
> I wonder if Sweaty will demand that Lavasoft leaves these files alone, or
> suffer the "consequences"?
>
> They'll probably design it such that MSW simply won't work at all without
> them.
>
> Then again ... really, who cares? There's already a Free office suite out
> there that doesn't spam the user with advertising - OOo.
I have been very pleased with OpenOffice. It opens complex, multitab
Excel (R) spreadsheets, Word (R) documents, PowerPoint (R) presentations.
I was even able to import a full year's worth of weather data from a
column justified text file.
Also, my Mozilla Thunderbird imported all my E-mails from Outlook's (R)
E-mail storage (.PST) file.
These are excellent solutions to proprietary offerings, well worth
consideration. Those who purchase computers from places like Wal-Mart
will be pleased to find how comprehensible these solutions are.
Sometimes the best solutions are only a download away. :-)
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HPT
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