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Micorsoft is FORCED to write office for Mac
As a condition of a lawsuit filed almost 10 years ago, which Apple largely won (most
points, not all), part of the judgement against Microsft was that they continue to
provide Office for Mac for at least 5 years. They fully intended to drop it after that, as
it does not make them much money at all. However, MS was found to have not
satisfied the original judgemnet in other areas, and was "coerced" into providing
Office longer (hence Office 2008) than originally ordered. Although the Mac versions
of Office always gets more awards/praise, it's not a money-maker. There's an entire
Macintosh Software Development Team as MS, in their own building, and MS would
love to jettison the lot.
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What does the name portend?  tic swayback | 01/09/07
Tell me why MS develops Office for its ?Nemesis? but not for ?Cancer?? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/09/07
Because it makes lots of money?  tic swayback | 01/09/07
Since when Gates helps his enemies to make lots of money? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/09/07
Gates will help anyone if it means he makes lots of money  tic swayback | 01/09/07
If according to Bill Gates Linux is the fast-growing competitive OS ...  Vily Clay | 01/09/07
But Mac users spend money  tic swayback | 01/10/07
And corporations spend even more ? So that?s not the point. Try again.  Vily Clay | 01/10/07
Weren't we talking about Office? (NT)  tic swayback | 01/10/07
Exactly. Or maybe MS Mac Office didn't boost Mac sales? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/10/07
MS is a software company, Apple is a hardware company  mlindl | 01/09/07
You missed the point - why not Linux? About Jobs and hardware: ...  Vily Clay | 01/09/07
No...  Graham Fluet | 01/09/07
Do your homework better ? NeXT had sold with Jobs proprietary hardware (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/09/07
Hey Vily, just curious--  tic swayback | 01/10/07
I prefer common sense, not hype that replaces the quality. (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/10/07
What do you use?  tic swayback | 01/11/07
You could replace your 'Mac pipe' with common sense too.  Vily Clay | 01/11/07
Same reason as cars  hickum | 01/09/07
Will they include all the WIN wizards?  Mr_Dave | 01/09/07
mac-mania  ashgilpincom | 01/09/07
Just a question  mlindl | 01/09/07
Amen.  Graham Fluet | 01/09/07
His preference is valid, without using OSX  John Zern | 01/10/07
Micorsoft is FORCED to write office for Mac  cornfreak | 01/10/07
No, it's because people want it  John Zern | 01/10/07
Reverse evangelism?  wes@... | 01/12/07

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