From: Peter Sawatzki 

In article , adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com says...
>
> "Peter Sawatzki"  wrote in message
> news:MPG.18aa67b9442c7b759896e2{at}news.barkto.com...
> > In article , warthawg{at}austin.rr.com says...
> > > On Tue, 04 Feb 2003 15:02:29 +0000, Richard B. wrote:
> > >
> > > > Do you think they will drive the company into the
ground before they
> come
> > > > to their senses. Now I know that is a loaded question
for you with a
> > > > short, burning fuse but...think we'll see Office for
Linux (current
> > > > version) with a year or two?
> > >
> > > I think we will see Office for Linux before it's over.  But I don't
> think
> > > MS is good enough to compete on the merits of its products.  Internet
> > > Explorer, for example.  It's now ranked sixth best by eWeek Labs.
> >
> > MS was always able to compete on it's own merits and it still is. Hmm,
> > wasn't it a Microsoft Z-80 card I was using in my Apple ][ years ago?
> > Fine product! Isn't Office still king on the Mac ?
> >
>
> If it was able to compete on it's own merit alone then why didn't it?
>

I think this was not the question.

Peter

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