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to: Randall Parker
from: Mike `/m`
date: 2003-09-07 15:50:48
subject: Re: IBM dismisses OpenOffice as child`s play

From: Mike '/m' 


You're trolling.

 /m

On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 11:13:08 -0700, Randall Parker
 wrote:

>You say that MS is afraid of you having choice. Is this fear of theirs
>causing you any problems?
>
>Mike '/m' wrote:
>
>> 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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