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to: Peter Sawatzki
from: Mike `/m`
date: 2003-02-04 21:18:34
subject: Re: MS says it may have to lower prices

From: Mike '/m' 

On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 00:14:26 +0100, Peter Sawatzki  wrote:

>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 ?


But Microsoft's merits have ben declared illegal by the appeals court.

 /m

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