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From: | "Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH]" <moscoop AT americasm01 DOT nt DOT com> |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.misc |
Subject: | Re: c|net: Microsoft has officially killed MS-DOS. |
Date: | Tue, 18 Apr 2000 13:49:43 -0400 |
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"Alexei A. Frounze" wrote: > > I think there's only one consequence: > > TOTAL BOYCOTT OF MICROSOFT SOFTWARE!!! WE DON'T NEED THAT > > SUCKING STUFF!!! (THERE ARE ENOUGH ALTERNATIVES WE CAN USE!) > > I think I will also turn to Linux next time, and I > > encourage everyone to do so, too. > > The only problem with boycott is that microsoft office and other well-known > products will be used anyway because there is not a lot of other well-known > software capable to do the same work. Yes, it sucks. But if we have no alternate > software, we can do nothing. Have you ever looked at Corel Office? I prefer WordPerfect over MSWord any day of the week. Although I believe Excel is better than QuattroPro. But regardless of what anybody says or does, MS is earning their Office money from Offices. :) It's the corporate customers that pay the bills. -- (\/) Rolf Campbell (\/)
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