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Microsoft Office Faces British Invasion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the in-the-loosest-sense-of-the-word dept.

jdkane writes "CNet reports that a small British software maker, Ability, plans to challenge one of Microsoft's most profitable markets by selling its low-cost package of productivity applications in North America. Ability Office faces competition from Corel's Word Perfect, Sun Microsystems' StarOffice package and OpenOffice, it's free, open-source sibling. None of these products have captured a significant share of the market from Microsoft's Office. Does anybody have any hands-on experience with the Ability Office suite, or are there any general speculations as to why this move will make a difference in the office software market (if not just for the bottom line of the software company)?"

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  1. Ability Office? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Never heard of it before. I guess that answers your question.

  2. Re:Actually the latest MS Office kicks ass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Did the paperclip give you a free blowjob too?