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Sun to Offer Support for OpenOffice.org

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pay-to-play dept.

An anonymous reader writes "NewsForge.com [ed. note: Newsforge and Slashdot are both part of OSDN] is reporting that Sun announced today they will offer both free and for-pay support for OpenOffice.org. The story says the cost will be about the same as that it is charging for StarOffice, the proprietary cousin of OO.org."

4 of 201 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Good News!! by line.at.infinity · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is good because now Open Office will compete with Microsoft Office on *every* level.

    Are you saying that MS Office also provides free tech support? Even to those who haven't paid for MS products? If so, there should be more people taking advantage of this.

  2. Re:Just by star then? by penguinoid · · Score: 5, Funny

    Re:Just by star then?

    In Corporate America, they teach you how to spell "buy". Misspelling "buy" is an unforgivable crime. Buy, buy, buy. Buy from us. From U.S.

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    Don't waste your vote! Vote for whoever you want, unless you live in a swing state it won't matter anyways
  3. Re:Good News!! by cfuse · · Score: 5, Funny
    lots of companies will only buy wares that have support, even if they never get the support itself.

    I always laugh when Microsoft issues a end of life/end of support statement - I can never tell the difference between their support and their lack of support.

  4. So what's the big deal? by paul248 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sun already offers support for all life on earth.