IBM's Office Rival
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| In launching a free, open-source based software suite, Big Blue hopes to
| compete for Microsoft's Office clients. The design will incorporate user
| feedback with a nod to Web 2.0.
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http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/sep2007/id20070926_263070.htm?campaign_id=yhoo
The horrible history of Clippy
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| Born again: Clippy returns to haunt Office XP
|
| Rumours of Clippy's demise were premature, it seems. Now, just when you
| thought it was safe to return to Office, Microsoft resurrects the infamous
| paperclip [01 Jun 2001]
|
| [...]
|
| Word 2007
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| If you're ready to let go of old habits from previous versions of Word and
| want to make sleeker-looking documents, Word 2007 is worth the upgrade.
| However, less expensive alternatives deliver its core features without the
| clutter
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http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/features/0,1000002000,39289692,00.htm?r=14
Related:
Microsoft and the Clippy of death
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| Microsoft has issued five new critical security bulletins, offering
| patches for 14 vulnerabilities in Windows products, including one
| that could allow the much-derided Clippy software assistant to take
| full control of a PC on behalf of a bad guy.
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http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=CFE81578-B0A5-42DA-9567-29E6BE17BB81
http://vigor.sourceforge.net/
http://pix.mybll.de/vim.gif
Windows, IE Animations Run Amok
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| Microsoft's "cute" animations, like the infamous Office Clippy, have
| aroused more ire than grateful praise, but they didn't actually do
| any harm--until now. The part of Windows behind the animated yellow
| dog helper in Windows search, called Microsoft Agent, gives malicious
| hackers a route into your PC for spyware or viruses transmitted via
| a drive-by download.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20061220/tc_pcworld/128144
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