____/ Jim Richardson on Tuesday 02 October 2007 07:22 : \____
> On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:52:52 +0100,
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> ____/ Jim Richardson on Tuesday 02 October 2007 05:57 : \____
>>
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>>> On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:06:43 +0100,
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> ____/ Jim Richardson on Tuesday 02 October 2007 00:14 : \____
>>>>
>>>>> No, you're failing to grasp that this is all about Roy's contention that
>>>>> Linpire locks in it's users.
>>>>
>>>> I neither said this nor did I contend. Now, that's just a case of bending
>>>> the whole discussion.
>>>>
>>>> Linspire assists Microsoft's attempts to lock in users.
>>>>
>>>
>>> How? by offering a way for former windows users to extract their data
>>> and save it in open formats?
>>
>> Office 2007 wasn't even out yet when the Novell deal was signed. Microsoft
>> was required to (and reluctantly prepared to) implement ODF support for
>> Microsoft
>> Office. Instead, it bribed companies to get the upper arm.
>>
>
> Again you fail to answer the question that was asked.
>
> You claimed that Linspire assists Microsofts attempts to lock in users.
>
> How?
>
> Don't respond with something about Novell or SuSE, that's a different
> company and distro. Please answer the question you have been
> asked.
"Assist" has the wrong tense. Linspire assisted Microsoft when it signed a deal
that says it would support OOXML 'translators'.
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