[Am-info] Holdout States Want Microsoft Office Ported To Linu x

[Bockhorst, Roland]

Open the file formats, that's the ticket.
Roland



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From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric@3times25.net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 2:17 PM
To: am-info
Subject: Re: [Am-info] Holdout States Want Microsoft Office Ported To
Linux


"Fred A. Miller" wrote:
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> Holdout States Want Microsoft Office Ported To Linux
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> A remedy plan supported by nine holdout states would force Microsoft to
> port Windows to Linux and other rival operating systems. The goal is to
> weaken the monopoly status of the Windows operating system, but end
> users say Microsoft's grip is too tight.

Wrong solution, who want's the piece of shit?  I don't want Office on my
Linux box.  Gee, just what I need migrate one of M$'s virus propagators
to Linux.

What they need to do is make them open up the file formats.  Then DECENT
office packages could deal with word/powerpoint/excel documents
accurately.

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> http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV47_STO66670_NLTOS%2C00.html
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> Fred A. Miller
> Systems Administrator
> Cornell Univ. Press Services
> fm@cupserv.org
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