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Geek Culture / Microsoft buys OpenOffice

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 15:15
Its detailed on the Open Office site - apparently many people are very happy!

David R
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 15:32
Quote: " For an undisclosed sum but reputed to be in the billions, Microsoft's Bill Gates has personally bought the leading open-source desktop project. Saying he "was sick and tired of open-source eating away at his profits," the world's richest man decided to put an end to the nuisance and simply buy OpenOffice.org. It will form part of a growing list of Microsoft acquisitions including several erstwhile competitors, a considerable number of prominent politicians, and a few small governments.

The initially stunned OpenOffice.org community--a happy-go-lucky international band numbering in the hundreds of thousands--later turned to champagne to celebrate their newfound wealth. "Bless Bill!" one happy Torontonian exclaimed, bubbly in hand. "With all this money, I can beat Mark's time in orbit!"

Gates has assured all current OpenOffice.org users that their future migration path to Microsoft Office is guaranteed thanks to OpenOffice.org's faultless support of MS Office files formats. Users can further rest assured that the full functionality currently provided by OpenOffice.org 2.0 will be available in MS-Office 2020 - or possibly 2030."


Heh

Quote: "Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable, let's prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all."
soapyfish
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 16:47 Edited at: 1st Apr 2006 16:57
Props to the people that used to own it. They'll no doubt have fat wallets for some time to come (unless you can get billion dollar notes, I dunno). Now to think of something I could make in DB and sell to old billy boy.

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David T
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 16:57
Quote: "Props to the people that used to own it. They'll no doubt have fat wallets for some time to come. Now to think of something I could make in DB and sell to old billy boy."


April fool!!!

soapyfish
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 16:57 Edited at: 1st Apr 2006 16:58
Bluuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhh *runs away in embarassment*
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Feel free to point and laugh.

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Lukas W
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 17:04
*points*

my forum - still in development
Philip
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 17:09
*laughs*

Cheer if you like bears! Cheer if you like jam sandwiches!
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soapyfish
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 17:11
*cries*

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 17:13
*jiggles*

Saikoro
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 17:18
huh?

And the meek shall inherit the Earth...
BatVink
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 18:01
**cafaffles** and ends with a "muhahaha!"

Phaelax
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 19:24
you guys actually thought that story was legit?

*points and laughs hysterically*


MartinS
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Posted: 1st Apr 2006 21:36
WHY on earth would MS buy this open-source thing? I have it, and well... it not 'da bomb'.

-Martin

Jeku
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2006 01:09
soapyfish
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2006 01:19
Quote: "WHY on earth would MS buy this open-source thing?"


Because they can.

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Sid Sinister
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2006 01:30
Yet another thing they own. I thought they couldn't monopolize! Don't that own our 911 system too? I'm 99% sure they do. I remember asking myself why then would do that lol.
Matt Rock
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2006 01:33
The whole "they own small governments" thing gave it away


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Chris Franklin
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2006 13:25
*laughs points at soapy fish*

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