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MS Thinks OOo is 10 Years Behind
greengrass writes "In a recent interview with IT Wire, general manager of business strategy for the Information Worker Group at Microsoft, Alan Yates expressed the opinion that Open Office is at the same level that MS office was around 10 years ago. Supposedly only suitable for the single desktop, isolated user. After all, it doesn't even have an e-mail client!"
Dissapointment. That's what I feel when pretty much anybody with an opinion opens their mouth these days.
When you're a kid you look upon the 'real' world of 'grown ups' with a kind of awe. All those sensible intelligent people seemingly going about serious worldly affairs. At some point along the way you realise the awful truth. Very few people ever truly mature. Most of us remain in a bigger version of the schoolyard, name calling, playing popularity contests, getting into pissing competitions. I sometimes feel like the last adult left on Earth. And I'm only in my 30s!! So many politicians, so many lawyers, so many execs in big powerful companies - I feel their words and behaviour are beneath me. Is it me or are we all kind of regressing backwards as a society? Don't any of these twits have a modecum of self respect left?
I have one thing to say in reply. Mehhh ner na ner ner!
The OSS community STILL doesn't really have anything like Outlook that combines email with PIM data and talks to handheld/smart devices effectively and reliably. Evolution kinda does, but it seems like no one's gone to the effort of making the thing speak to Windows Mobile devices.
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