OSNews > Thread > "RE[3]: iLife iWork" by Morty

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 16th Apr 2009 20:19 UTC

In a rare case of Apple frankness, the company has allowed a PR person to make a statement to BusinessWeek about the recent Microsoft "Laptop Hunters" ad campaign. Don't read to fast, or you'll miss it: "A PC is no bargain when it doesn't do what you want," Apple spokesman Bill Evans told BusinessWeek, "The one thing that both Apple and Microsoft can agree on is that everyone thinks the Mac is cool. With its great designs and advanced software, nothing matches it at any price." That's it. Just thought you'd like to know.

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RE[3]: iLife iWork

by Morty on Thu 16th Apr 2009 23:29 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: iLife iWork"

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2005-07-06

I just bought a 5 computer license of iWork for $129. How much would you have to pay Microsoft for 5 copies of MS Office?

Or you could get 5 copies of OpenOffice for $0, but I'm not sure Microsoft would stress that fact in their adds :-)

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RE[4]: iLife iWork

by Moredhas on Thu 16th Apr 2009 23:33 in reply to "RE[3]: iLife iWork"

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2008-04-10

Piracy is probably Microsoft's biggest friend in today's market. If every pirate suddenly decided to use Linux instead (or some other legal choice that costs the same as FREE), then not enough people would be using Windows to justify buying a copy .

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