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Re: Why buy Microsoft Office?

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____/ Sinister Midget on Tuesday 14 October 2008 22:14 : \____

> On 2008-10-14, nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> claimed:
>><Quote>
>> The final version of OpenOffice 3 is out today, and if you're looking
>> to save yourself plenty of money, download it instead of buying
>> Microsoft Office --- you could save yourself hundreds of dollars, and
>> not lose out on many features.
>>
>> Given that the full suite is free, this is one of the best deals
>> you'll find in all of computing. It'll do just about anything you
>> expect from an office suite, whether creating documents, spreadsheets,
>> or presentations. You'll find solid formatting tools, as well as
>> extras including mail merge, macros, charting capabilities, and more.
> 
> This totally misses the point. As Doofie, the Quack with the Hardon and
> Flasto Mushfish continue to remind us, Wintards don't _want_ to keep
> any money. They can't wait to spend it all of half-assed Wintendo
> products. It's almost like they have this complex where they feel
> guilty if they have a dime they didn't send to Blammer & Co.
> 

For the cost of Microsoft Office they could drop the Wintendo and get a
Nintendo (Wii). Even 2 or 3 of them, depending on the country. That's how
overpriced the licence to /use/ Microsoft blobs really is.

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