Why Microsoft Is So Scared of OpenOffice

GMGruman writes "A recent Microsoft video on OpenOffice is naively seen by some as validating the open source tool. As InfoWorld's Savio Rodrigues shows, the video is really a hatchet job on OpenOffice. But why is Microsoft so intent on damaging the FOSS desktop productivity suite, which has just a tiny market share? Rodrigues figured out the real reason by noting who Microsoft quoted to slam OpenOffice: businesses in emerging markets such as Eastern Europe that aren't already so invested in Office licenses and know-how. In other words, the customers Microsoft doesn't have yet and now fears it never will."

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Re:first

[Lanteran]

actually you were third.

Re:Less piracy from

[yeshuawatso]

I dnt no abt that. I wld gess the prgrm that can trn this to a legble respns will be the savir for our new tnns of tday.

Re:Less piracy from

[Totenglocke]

One of them is finishing up a degree in marketing degree

Just curious - is he by any chance getting his degree in marketing degree at the University of Redundancy University?

And microsoft would never have them in any case

[unity100]

think. do you think that anyone can push american copyrights and their enforcement in russia ? if you think so, think again. they cant.

so, it was to be either that all pirated microsoft, or, they used openoffice and open tools. with the latter, ms at least saves face.

and theres their tendency to coding as well. they seem to have an inclination for coding and programming. maybe because of the long east europe winters. they would much prefer to have what they can mess with, than some product made to be sold to technologically challenged american small to medium businesses.