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Gateway To Use Corel Over MS For Office Suite

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the first-door-to-your-left dept.

djellusion writes "Dealing yet another blow to Microsoft, Gateway has announced that it will be using Corels Wordperfect office suite instead of Microsoft Office. I can only see this as a good thing because friendly competition creates drive for better(less clippy) products. Can I order my system with no office suite please?"

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  1. because of higher prices ...... by oliverthered · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    caused by taking advantage of a near monopoly position, which they would not have held if they had clamped down hard on piracy.

    I rest my case...............

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  2. INSIGHTFUL! by Penguinoflight · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Not funny, only a idiot would want a gateway, and after buying one, the idiot wouldn't either. Idiots dont generally want a computer without "Office software"

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