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Bill Kearney wrote: >> Microsoft shouldn't have confused the market with OOXML. >> > > Um, no. More like Open Office shouldn't be piggybacking a lame clone on > Microsoft's efforts. If you're going to use ridiculous arguments you might > as well get them right. > Well... we don't really need to rehash the whole who-do-we-thank-for-word processors / spreadsheets thing. I used WordStar in 1982, WordPerfect later, Visicalc in DOS, etc. There are only so many ways (so far) to do a word processor or a spreadsheet, and the only real innovation that stands out was the original Visicalc. Microsoft has been paid more than enough for Office and Windows. That a substantial competitor as OO can come into existence and grow is simply a symptom of the pervasive market for office apps. The reality is that in a proper market, something that is a commodity should have commodity pricing, which for software means, eventually, free. Office apps, for nearly everyone, are a commodity. My argument was not ridiculous: OO is a brand in the market, registered or not, just as WinXp or other informal shorthands for Microsoft products are. It may not have a strong corporation ready to defend it's place in the market to avoid confusion, but that doesn't invalidate my recognizing it for what it is. sdw
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