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Microsoft Readies Ad-Supported Office Starter 2010

Posted by timothy on from the low-intensity-conflict dept.

Martin writes with this excerpt from Ars Technica: "Microsoft Office Starter 2010 will be not available for purchase; it will only come pre-loaded on new PCs. It includes basic functionality so users can view, edit, and create documents via Office Word Starter 2010 and Office Excel Starter 2010. Not only are these programs ad-supported, but Microsoft claims they are 'designed for casual Office users,' who apparently will be perfectly fine with reduced-functionality and ad-supported software."

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  1. It's ad supported? by maxwell+demon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, let's buy ad space on it, and then advertise for Open Office.org!

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    1. Re:It's ad supported? by onefriedrice · · Score: 5, Insightful

      What makes you say MS is ignoring openoffice? I just assumed this new cheapo version of Office is in direct response to the rise again of viable alternatives such as openoffice and Google Docs.

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  2. Re:GOOD MORNING SLASHDOT !! by Eraesr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    In my experience most people have never even heard about Open Office and will never even bother looking for an alternative to MS Office.

  3. Re:*readies his version of IDA* by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Your approach is little more than theft ...

    Yes, in the same way that it's 'little more than theft' if you leave the room to take a whizz while watching an ad-supported TV program. i.e. nothing like theft at all.

  4. Re:GOOD MORNING SLASHDOT !! by LordAndrewSama · · Score: 5, Funny

    In my experience, that's what she says :-(