i personally agree with ballmer. most of us use linux because of the wealth
of free software available. how many people do you think are going to buy
ms office for linux when they can just as easily download staroffice for
free, or other programs from freshmeat?
Chris
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From: Wandered Inn ">esoteric@denali.atlnet.com>
To: ALE ">ale@ale.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 6:45 PM
Subject: [ale] Re: [Am-info] Scoop: MS Office for *LINUX*? - WashPost
> > http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36762-2000Apr18.html
> >
> > "Asked if Microsoft is considering or would consider making its Office
> > software available to Linux, Ballmer said he would not. The issue is
> > significant, particularly among some state antitrust enforcers, who
> > are considering a remedy requiring Microsoft to make Office, which
> > includes the Word and Excel spreadsheet software, available for Linux.
> > Such a remedy, antitrust attorneys argue, would help turn Linux into a
> > true competitor for personal-computer operating systems.
> >
> > "I'll be sort of calculating: Our job is to serve customers and to
> > make money," Ballmer said. "There are no customers today for Linux on
> > the client [desktop computer], therefore there is no opportunity to
> > make money. There is nothing in there that looks like a good
> > opportunity for us." "
>
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> Until later: Geoffrey ">esoteric@denali.atlnet.com
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> I'm afraid there will be more problems with W2K than there were with
> Y2K...
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