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Microsoft Buys OpenOffice.org
Micahel West writes "As reported on OpenOffice.org: 'For an undisclosed sum but reputed to be in the billions, Microsoft's Bill Gates has personally bought the leading open-source desktop project. Saying he "was sick and tired of open-source eating away at his profits," the world's richest man decided to put an end to the nuisance and simply buy OpenOffice.org. It will form part of a growing list of Microsoft acquisitions including several erstwhile competitors, a considerable number of prominent politicians, and a few small governments.'"
Microsoft to replace Word with OpenOffice after everybody at Microsoft said in front of Bill Gates,"Wow. This is so much better than Word. I wonder why we didn't switch earlier."
Ooo man the floppy drive is broken. No wait. The computer is just upside down.
He should have bought the GPL instead.
"Buy him out, boys"
:-p)
I didn't get rich by writing cheques!
(Apparently this won't work for linux users, fittingly
There is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men. -- Boondock Saints
Pleaaase Slashdot editors, on my knees I beg you to remove the pink color. It hurts our eyes reaaally hard. April Fool's Day is supposed to be a joke, not a torture. Please be clement.
Man... If that's all you can complain about then consider youself lucky. I once had Microsoft Word restart the whole computer.
Ooo man the floppy drive is broken. No wait. The computer is just upside down.
Its been April 2nd for four hours here in sunny...uh, still dark Australia. And pink still isn't funny.
OK, I suggest everyone emails Cmdr Taco with a one word message:
"Subtlety!"
And if he doesn't get it, we should round up a posse to rivet a brass plaque with "Subtlety" engraved on it to his forehead.
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Mod me up to +5!!!
PLEASE!!!!
Wow...your way to serious for a hot pink website...