Maybe Microsoft is specifically mentioning OpenOffice as a competitor to keep attention on the "old & busted" FLOSS version as opposed to the "new hotness"...
The internet's main problem is between the monitor and keyboard;-)
If someone is sitting between the monitor and the keyboard, they're even more clueless than I thought. I think you meant "Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair" (PEBKAC).
Maybe Microsoft is specifically mentioning OpenOffice as a competitor to keep attention on the "old & busted" FLOSS version as opposed to the "new hotness"...