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10.1.5 Sooner or Later?
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Office for mac...
that's why I offered up the url of Open Office. It reads and writes MS Office formats. 🙂 And oddly enough costs a *whole lot less* even when bought as the application suite StarOffice made by Sun Microsystems.
It's just a suggestion bourne out of my frustration with Gates and Co.'s methods and strategies. I'd have absolutely no beef with most of what Microsoft puts out if it were distributed into a fair and even marketplace, not the marketplace that exists now, where all they must do is throw money out and destroy competitors.
So, if it works for you and benefits you, don't worry about my sentiment, you're one of the ones who don't use the software blindly. Those who
blindly accept it "because it's from them, it has to be good" are the ones that the whole market has to worry about, not to mention where the jokes about the Borg come from.
Thank you for bringing up a valid point. 🙂
Ed.
that's why I offered up the url of Open Office. It reads and writes MS Office formats. 🙂 And oddly enough costs a *whole lot less* even when bought as the application suite StarOffice made by Sun Microsystems.
It's just a suggestion bourne out of my frustration with Gates and Co.'s methods and strategies. I'd have absolutely no beef with most of what Microsoft puts out if it were distributed into a fair and even marketplace, not the marketplace that exists now, where all they must do is throw money out and destroy competitors.
So, if it works for you and benefits you, don't worry about my sentiment, you're one of the ones who don't use the software blindly. Those who
blindly accept it "because it's from them, it has to be good" are the ones that the whole market has to worry about, not to mention where the jokes about the Borg come from.
Thank you for bringing up a valid point. 🙂
Ed.
Okay, so we have determined that you DON'T need microshaft products to get work done or save in compatible formats. We also cleared up the question (was there one?) about GUI. Stealing is using without consent. Apple did that, Microshaft didn't.
So, use appleworks, staroffice, mozilla, netscape, etc. and never worry about Microshaft in your daily lives.
You are two steps from nirvana and you control your destiny.
What are you waiting for? The other 95%?
So, use appleworks, staroffice, mozilla, netscape, etc. and never worry about Microshaft in your daily lives.
You are two steps from nirvana and you control your destiny.
What are you waiting for? The other 95%?
I'm not waiting...
Just trying to offer suggestions and help to all the other folks who would like to shed the bonds of totalitarian megalomaniacal corporations.😉 (Yes, I'm getting out the flame-proof suit for the reaction that I know I'm sure to get from that comment) 😉.
You sure this isn't Monday? My usual Monday sarcasm seems to prevalent. heh.
Ed.
Just trying to offer suggestions and help to all the other folks who would like to shed the bonds of totalitarian megalomaniacal corporations.😉 (Yes, I'm getting out the flame-proof suit for the reaction that I know I'm sure to get from that comment) 😉.
You sure this isn't Monday? My usual Monday sarcasm seems to prevalent. heh.
Ed.
digitalgiant
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Sorry Ya'll
Hey ya'll, I hate to be an ass, and i know that I will get flamed for this, but.....micro**** is here to stay, do we really think that by not useing IE or office that MS is going to go away? No it wont. Dont get me wrong, I hate windoze and would cut bill's heart out if i could get away with it. we need to put weight on Apple to think of us first. After I get done with this, I am writing apple. Bitching here wont get it done....sorry. Now you can "flame" me all you want. I have been fighting MS since 1985 ( the year apple appeared in my house). And wiil use a Mac until the day I die. This **** with MS is life in a world call "market share". Do this,,, get "LimeWire",, steal MS office and Screw micropop. Just my 2 cents.
Not bad for my first post huh?
Hey ya'll, I hate to be an ass, and i know that I will get flamed for this, but.....micro**** is here to stay, do we really think that by not useing IE or office that MS is going to go away? No it wont. Dont get me wrong, I hate windoze and would cut bill's heart out if i could get away with it. we need to put weight on Apple to think of us first. After I get done with this, I am writing apple. Bitching here wont get it done....sorry. Now you can "flame" me all you want. I have been fighting MS since 1985 ( the year apple appeared in my house). And wiil use a Mac until the day I die. This **** with MS is life in a world call "market share". Do this,,, get "LimeWire",, steal MS office and Screw micropop. Just my 2 cents.
Not bad for my first post huh?
Whether or not microshaft is here is partially irrelevant. Just because it is here does not mean one HAS to use their product. To complain about their product while continuing to use it, KNOWING that there are viable alternatives is problematic. I believe what some people (myself included) are doing is informing others of these alternatives. Then, rather than being hypocritical by needlessly using a product I abhore, and regardless of microshaft's market share, I can feel a little pride in knowing that at least i am not using their products and contributing to the problem. If those who don't like the product and are knowledgable still use the products, then you can't hope that anyone else will try something different. It won't change the world, but it'll change our world just a bit.
Wry Cooter
macrumors 6502
I had to remind myself of the basis of this thread, the rumor that MS would want 10.1.5 to wait 7 weeks while they readied a quartz rendered version of MSIE.
Although this is typical of MS shenanigans, I think that even they really wouldn't care, unless they were wanting it to be on a CD distribution of 10.1.5. The latest bumped iBooks are probably already shipping with an earlier MSIE.
Although this is typical of MS shenanigans, I think that even they really wouldn't care, unless they were wanting it to be on a CD distribution of 10.1.5. The latest bumped iBooks are probably already shipping with an earlier MSIE.
digitalgiant
macrumors regular
Dude I dig what you are saying....I was just frustrated. I just want my up date, thats all. Thanks for the usefull alt programs also
digitalgiant
macrumors regular
Mmmmm,,,, sounds like a great idea!! But alas the rain wont seen to stop long enough to make it possible.