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Sun Denies StarOffice on Mac OS X

Posted by pudge on from the eh-who-needs-it dept.

mattworld1 writes, "MacCentral is reporting that while development of OpenOffice for Mac OS X will continue, Sun is denying that a version of StarOffice is in the works. This is unfortunate, as it would be nice for Mac OS X users to have a good alternative to the expensive Microsoft Office." Apparently it's not all bad news, as VValdo writes, "The recent announcement of a collaboration from Apple/Sun on a Java-based version of StarOffice for Mac OS X shocked and angered many of the OpenOffice developers who had been left totally in the dark. After two days of intense programming on a proof of concept, they announced a first look at Open Office in Aqua." Neat!

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  1. Old story. by peterdaly · · Score: 1, Redundant

    This was on other sites yesterday. Isn't that scary that that is considered "old" now adays?

    Some reported didn't understand the difference between a "Sun Project" and a Sun employee working on the OpenOffice project. Simple as that. Good news is the publicity made by the mishap sped development along quite it bit as thousands of new users and developers tried the app for the first time.

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  2. Re:Aqua by zapfie · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Oops.. heh, I thought I read the whole thing, but apparently not. :) Thanks for pointing that out.

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