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to: Randall Parker
from: Mike `/m`
date: 2003-09-07 08:57:30
subject: Re: IBM dismisses OpenOffice as child`s play

From: Mike '/m' 


Getting in my way?

 /m

On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 19:51:22 -0700, Randall Parker
 wrote:

>Younger people are quicker to learn new things and less averse to
>learning new things? Oh, I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.
>
>So once rejuvenation therapies become widely available MS's hold on the
>office software market should loosen. Cool.
>
>Is Microsoft's fear getting in your way?
>
>Mike '/m' wrote:
>
>> I'm finding that the 20-somethings that we have been hiring are a lot more
>> flexible in this area.  They pick up anything very quickly.
>>
>> Not everyone needs to switch to OpenOffice, just the companies and folk gor
>> whom it makes sense to do so.
>>
>> Choice is nice.  Why is Microsoft so afraid of me having it?
>>
>>  /m
>>

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