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Sony To Package StarOffice On European PCs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the open-office-free-and-optional dept.

Jahf writes "This News.com article talks about how Sony is adopting Sun's Star Office suite over Microsoft office in some areas. It's nice to see it being adopted, maybe this is the beginning of a trend. While Star Office is still not as optimized as it could be (read: it eats memory and can be a little slow even compared to MS Office), it has all the features most people need and then some at a much better price." Specifically, as reader Yacoubean points out (pointing to coverage at InfoWorld),"The PCs will be sold in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland."

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  1. IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    StarOffice installs MS Office!

  2. In KGB's Soviet Russia.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ....Sony packages YOU into European PC. What a coun-try!

  3. In KGB's Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...Sony packages YOU into European PC!!!! What a coun-try!

  4. Re:This is a good thing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Capitalism doesn't equal a superior product. Unless you believe all this cheap plastic garbage, that breaks down after a few months and needs to be replace is a sign of superiority. Sure it means higher profits, but that means little to a non-materialistic person such as myself. I'd rather buy a volvo that lasts for 300k miles, instead of a low quality Ford deathtrap. I'm not a socialist, but I don't buy into all this modern capitalist bullshit. I'd rather go back in time 200 years ago in the US and not have to deal with mass marketing and mega corporations.

  5. MICHAEL HANDZUS WINS IT FOR THE FLYERS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Great penalty shot in OT...totally undeserved, but still - excellent.

  6. Re:This is a good thing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Pay extra for the Volvo! That's your perogative!! Now, if the US imposed extreme tariffs on foreign goods like the EU and JApan, you wouldn't be able to buy the Volvo. That's why true capitalism is good - thre's something for every taste.

  7. Bring back.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    THE PENIS BIRD!

  8. MALTON YO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:MALTON YO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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