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IBM releases ODF-based Office killer
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| IBM has officially launched the commercial version of its Lotus Symphony
| suite of productivity applications, and looks set amount a challenge to
| Microsoft Office in its enterprise heartland.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/060508-ibm-releases-odf-based-office.html?fsrc=rss-linux-applications
Microsoft extends cheap offer for students
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| We suspect the lurking threat of OpenOffice is as big a motivation as
| educational altruism...
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http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/06/05/microsoft_extends_cheap_offer_for_students.html
Same situation with O/Ses (Windows for just $18).
Recent:
Microsoft's SEC:
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| A prominent example of open source software is the Linux operating system...
| To the extent open source software gains increasing market acceptance, sales
| of our products may decline, we may have to reduce the prices we charge for
| our products, and revenue and operating margins may consequently decline.
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http://www. microsoft.com/msft/SEC/default.mspx
Microsoft sees slide in profits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7366106.stm
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.
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| "The risk is that Linux gets a foothold and then affects their long-term
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| revenue significantly."
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http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_9061263
Vista Blues Weakens Microsoft's Influence On Software Market
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| That was evident in how Microsoft's client division third-quarter sales,
| which includes the XP and Vista operating system, fell 24% compared with the
| year earlier period. Although the decline was expected because of a one-off
| revenue gain of around $1.6 billion in the year-earlier quarter, client
| revenues were lower than analysts expected.
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http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200805071423DOWJONESDJONLINE000951_FORTUNE5.htm
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