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M$ to lower its prices due to Open Source !!!

In BetweenIn Between The Ultimate Lurker
Strike one for the Good Guys:
[url="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,857638,00.asp"]http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,857638,00.asp[/url]

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  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    So this means Office will no longer cost five hundred dollars?
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    Hahahaha!! **** you microsoft!!!!
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    [quote]Originally posted by David of Mac:
    [b]So this means Office will no longer cost five hundred dollars?[/b][/quote]

    You mean that a student will be able to legally acquire Office?? [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
  • Rogue TraderRogue Trader Somebody stop him...
    i got office 2k legally for 20 bucks. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
  • shadow boxershadow boxer The Finger Painter & Master Ranter
    I'd be willing to bet that perhaps only 35% of all copies of Office are legit... atleast at 'home' anyways...

    death to M$ft...

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  • WHY_oldWHY_old Elite Ranger
    Honestly, people, I'm getting REALLY tired of all this bullshit where you bash a company that makes software that you have a choice NOT to use...

    [img]http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2002/20020722l.gif[/img]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    I'm with WHY.

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  • Falcon1Falcon1 Elite Ranger
    Oh well this only makes Apples stance on open source even better. Poor Microsoft... they bring it all on themselves.

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  • TyvarTyvar Next best thing to a St. Bernard
    I think its funny, "oh its not our falt were making money, its just open source is evil! DESTROY IT!"

    Hehehe, Microsoft, meet superior competition [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Another hi-five for Why. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

    I use Microsoft and their products because I like them. I don't like the prices, but I deal with it because I find the features to be pretty damn good. I like a good GUI. It makes my day happier. :P

    And in the future, little debates like this should always contain at least one penny arcade reference. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    [quote]Originally posted by WHY:
    [b]Honestly, people, I'm getting REALLY tired of all this bullshit where you bash a company that makes software that you have a choice NOT to use...[/quote][/b]

    I don't. I bash a company who makes exactly one product I use. And, very likely, next time I update my operating system, it will go down to zero products.
  • PJHPJH The Lovely Thing
    [quote]Originally posted by WHY:
    [b]Honestly, people, I'm getting REALLY tired of all this bullshit where you bash a company that makes software that you have a choice NOT to use...[/b][/quote]

    No, you don't have any REAL choice.

    And you know what, I'm really tired of hearing that same BS argument over and over again when somebody writes something against M$, which is only a right thing to do.

    - PJH
  • [quote]Originally posted by PJH:
    [b] No, you don't have any REAL choice.

    And you know what, I'm really tired of hearing that same BS argument over and over again when somebody writes something against M$, which is only a right thing to do.

    - PJH[/b][/quote]

    So, haven´t you tought that you are the one who´s wrong here?
  • Lotus Lotus Lotus... Lotus Lotus Lotus...

    Maybe it's not as pretty as MS stuff, but it works.

    If you like and need pretty - well I say: "Get lost pretty boy." {Pumps shotgun - takes aim.}
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [i]*Jack tosses a Linux regenerative land mine into the forum and watches how many people trip over it*[/i]

    [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
  • [quote]Originally posted by WHY:
    [b]Honestly, people, I'm getting REALLY tired of all this bullshit where you bash a company that makes software that you have a choice NOT to use...

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    Sorry I don't buy that. And go easy on the language okay? [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/rolleyes.gif[/img]

    My college IT program only offers courses on M$ products. No MACs. No AppleTalk. No Linux. Cursory Unix. Just Windows and TCP/IP, as far as the eye can see...

    Granted they stuck me with an older program, but the newer ones don't look any different.

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    [This message has been edited by Talon Mistsong (edited 02-06-2003).]
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