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StarOffice Dropped From Google Pack

Posted by timothy on from the stardom-is-temporary dept.

Barence writes "Sun's StarOffice suite has been mysteriously dropped from the Google Pack of free software. The office suite has been axed without any warning or explanation on the Google site. Is Google trying to drive more people towards its own online suite of office applications? Or has it been stung into action by Steve Ballmer's recent comment that Microsoft Office faces stronger competition from StarOffice than it does Google Docs and Spreadsheet?"

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  1. Re:If there's one thing I wouldn't do... by rodrigoandrade · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Unless your business strategy involves some future negotiations with Microsoft.

  2. Why not OpenOffice? by Shin-LaC · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The answer might be obvious to the people involved in the project, but as an external observer I'm left to wonder why they were using StarOffice in the first place. Why not OpenOffice?

    1. Re:Why not OpenOffice? by David+Gerard · · Score: 4, Insightful

      "In particular, Sun Microsystems licensed information about the format of Office files from Microsoft, to gain better compatibility."

      [citation needed]

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  3. It's obvious.... by i_want_you_to_throw_ · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Google Apps. Google's only obligation since becoming a publicly traded company (GOOG) is this...

    Making a profit for shareholders

    Including StarOffice does nothing to that end.

    Honestly why is anyone surprised when Google acts like a real company?

  4. Support by dreamchaser · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When an enterprise deploys office software they want at least some kind of support from the vendor.

    1. Re:Support by bmo · · Score: 5, Insightful

      What support?

      Really, what support from the vendor? Have you /read/ your EULA for any software you've used? Ever?

      YOYO.

      You're On Your Own.

      Every EULA should have "YOYO" printed at the top of the first page (typically of dozens) or just say "You're On Your Own" in 28 point type in the middle of a blank page. It would greatly simplify things.

      That support myth is so old. I don't know which myth is older, that one or the "someone to sue" myth.

      Seriously, stop repeating this bullshit.