[Am-info] Dell and HP stick it to M$?
John J. Urbaniak
jjurban@attglobal.net
Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:23:06 -0400
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Geoffrey wrote:
> Hey, hadn't seen this on the list. Apparently Dell and HP have switched
> from M$ Office to Word perfect on their offerings.
>
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/0121228&mode=thread&tid=132
>
> Scares me a bit though. You wonder if M$ is behind it? That is, to get
> them leverage out of the current legal issues with the final states.
>
> I could easily see M$ putting pressure on Dell and HP to do this, then o
> down the road, both admit, it's not selling, so we're back to office.
Or, it's a ruse to kill Star Office.
John
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<p>Geoffrey wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hey, hadn't seen this on the list. Apparently
Dell and HP have switched
<br>from M$ Office to Word perfect on their offerings.
<p><a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/0121228&mode=thread&tid=132">http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/0121228&mode=thread&tid=132</a>
<p>Scares me a bit though. You wonder if M$ is behind it? That
is, to get
<br>them leverage out of the current legal issues with the final states.
<p>I could easily see M$ putting pressure on Dell and HP to do this, then
o
<br>down the road, both admit, it's not selling, so we're back to office.</blockquote>
<p><br>Or, it's a ruse to kill Star Office.
<p>John
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