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Israeli Ministry of Commerce Picks OO.org Over MS

Posted by timothy on from the left-to-right dept.

CaptainT writes "According to this article in The Register Microsoft office was replaced by Open Office in the Israeli employment agency. MS scorns the defection... This follows current Israeli antitrust legislation and the recent release by IBM and Sun of Hebrew support in OpenOffice.org. Is the Israeli Defence Force going to follow?"

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  1. Windows Office 97 not good enough for MS? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The best line is where Microsoft criticizes OpenOffice as having "the features of Office 97 at best". What, Office 97 wasn't good enough? Now they admit it!

    1. Re:Windows Office 97 not good enough for MS? by jesterzog · · Score: 4, Funny

      I recently upgraded her from 97 to 2002. She has read the manuals, and can't find anything new that she would use.

      Well it has that new revolutionary file format. Surely that has to count for something!

  2. In other news... by burtonator · · Score: 5, Funny

    Palestinians also announced migration to both Open Office and KOffice.

    When asked for comment Mr Arafat said "the Israeli and Palestinian people can't agree on much but one thing we see eye to eye on is that Microsoft is an evil behemoth and needs to be stopped."

    Many are optimistic that the new Open Source philsophy in the Middle East could one day help bridge the gap between two peoples and lead to peace.

  3. Iraqi defence minister by Pingular · · Score: 5, Funny

    "There is absolutley NO Open Source in Baghdad!"

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    When anger rises, think of the consequences.
    Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
  4. Re:MS is helping me deploy OO.org by hdparm · · Score: 4, Funny

    Next time, while you're at it, try to make a mistake and put (at least) Knoppix CD in - patients now need increased OSS doses.

  5. Give me an idea! by jkrise · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why don't you label the OOo CD as Office XP Service Pack CD and charge $10 for it? You could rake in a bit in your locality!

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    If you keep throwing chairs, one day you'll break windows....
  6. During the install of OO.org by rock_climbing_guy · · Score: 5, Funny
    During the install of OO.org at the Israeli government office, the beast Clippy pops up

    It looks like you're trying to migrate away from Microsoft Office. What would you like me to do?

    Hit the big red switch and give you a few minutes to reconsider?
    Remind you that Bill 0wnz j00?
    Send an MS FUD press release to The Register.
    Commit harikari?

    That last one is one I have been waiting a long time for Clippy to offer to do.

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    Wh47 d1d j00 541, 31337 15n't t3h r0xor5 ne m0r3???
  7. Re: As an Israeli by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny


    > I'm a bit pessimistic, you see ... Israel has got some of the best politicians money can buy

    Too bad US law doesn't allow us to shop overseas; we're spending a mighty lot of money to buy third rate ones...

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    Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
  8. unless... by danro · · Score: 5, Funny

    Many are optimistic that the new Open Source philsophy in the Middle East could one day help bridge the gap between two peoples and lead to peace.

    Unless palestinian coders are using emacs, and israeli coders are using vi, that is.
    In that case there will never be peace...

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    "First lesson," Jon said. "Stick them with the pointy end."