Ask Slashdot: Can Quickoffice On Chromebooks Topple Microsoft's Office?

Nerval's Lobster writes "As we discussed yesterday, Google is bringing a Quickoffice viewer to its new high-end Chromebook Pixel, with full editing ability expected within three months. According to TechCrunch, Quickoffice-on-Chromebooks comes courtesy of Native Client. If Chromebooks prove a hit (and Google ports Quickoffice onto devices other than the ultra-high-priced Chromebook Pixel), could that mean the beginning of the end of Microsoft Office's market dominance of the productivity software space? While Microsoft has been pushing into the cloud with software like Office 365, that's also Google's home territory. But can Google actually disrupt the game?"

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Use of the words sic

[tuppe666]

You' ve indicated by the use of "(sic)" that those two words are either misspelled or improperly-used.

Would you care to elaborate, as both words are spelled properly...?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic
"Form of ridicule

The use of sic can be seen as an example of the linguistic device of appeal to ridicule, whether intentional or not, because it highlights perceived irregularities. The application of sic with intent to disparage has been called the "benighted use" because it creates a "false sense of superiority" in its users.[7] The following example from The Times demonstrates how the interpolation of sic can subtly discredit a quoted statement.

        Warehouse has been around for 30 years and has 263 stores, suggesting a large fan base. The chain sums up its appeal thus: "styley [sic], confident, sexy, glamorous, edgy, clean and individual, with it's [sic] finger on the fashion pulse."[18]"

The first thing you need to do when schooling someone is make sure you are correct beforehand.