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to: Joe Barr
from: Peter Sawatzki
date: 2003-02-05 00:14:26
subject: Re: MS says it may have to lower prices

From: Peter Sawatzki 

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 ?

Peter

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