Re: [News] Sun CEO: OpenOffice.org Reaches 2,000,000-3,000,000 New Users PER WEEK

[Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

After takin' a swig o' grog, Terry Porter belched out
  this bit o' wisdom:

> JEDIDIAH wrote:
>
> <snip>
>>      Want to "pass around the plate"? Then you don't have to restrict
>> yourself to Linux users. Although the whole idea sounds suspicously
>> like shareware for which Windows users typically never pay their fair
>> share.
>
> According to Bill Gates, most Windows home users are pirates and don't even
> pay for Windows. If they won't pay for Windows, will they pay for the
> applications ?

Window's biggest competitor today is "pirated Windows" -- about 25% share
IIRC.

That's a lot of users for Microsoft to use kid gloves on.

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