Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 18th Nov 2005 15:50 UTC, submitted by Sumi Das
"In such a scenario, Microsoft is investing money in software development, and even though the final product is great (and I use that term loosely) by itself, it is not so significant a change that people will upgrade immediately. I expect a lot of people to stick with their current office suite even when Office 12 becomes a retail reality; same could be the case with Windows Vista. Having said that, it's also a given that there is no way software development can come to a halt. What option does that leave the software industry with?"
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2005-11-11
"Recent reports claim that Microsoft is thinking about giving away software for free and basing its revenue on a model..."
yea, i said onenote is junk, its horrible editor wrapped in really nice organization features. the editor is so bunked though it makes any good features moot, i stuck with it one whole semester. maybe its called one note because thats how many you'll take before you want to heave your laptop against the wall.
Isn't it pretty much standard practice these days to provide some links, or maybe even just one when you make such a claim?
The whole article is speculation based on articles which were speculation based on "internal memos" and sound bites from low ranking Microsoft henchmen.
Since the author leaves us to do the work ourselves, heres one I found http://news.com.com/Microsoft+eyes+ads+as+consumers+close+wallets/2...
Its based on an internal memo from MSN employees about how junk like Microsoft Works and OneNote is not profitable, and maybe could they could ad-based, thats it. Nothing about free window/office.
O/T
Edited 2005-11-18 17:47