Re: what can we learn from this "add"?

"Cost of compromise" is definitely the worst. Utter bullshxt.
Apparently following an ISO standard and refusing to prefer a
proprietary file format ("open" in name only) counts as an
"interoperability failure".

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton
<dennis.hamilton@acm.org> wrote:
> Well, of course it is about LibreOffice, at least on Windows.
>
> I despise these campaigns.  The one about GoogleDocs is also icky.  It's too much like dealing 
> with an used-car salesman.
>
> There are ways for Microsoft to promote the Office feature set without calling out alternatives, 
> and there are more playful ways of drawing comparisons (thinking of the Mac v. PC business 
> back-and-forth and the Windows Phone bake-off against your smartphone $100 bets).
>
> This just makes Microsoft folks look scared and heartless.
>
>  - Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: libreoffice-bounces+dennis.hamilton=acm.org@lists.freedesktop.org 
> [mailto:libreoffice-bounces+dennis.hamilton=acm.org@lists.freedesktop.org] On Behalf Of Ivan 
> Timofeev
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 10:21
> To: Luc Castermans
> Cc: Libreoffice
> Subject: Re: what can we learn from this "add"?
>
> Hi Luc,
>
> On 10.04.2012 11:31, Luc Castermans wrote:
> > Altough not about LibreOffice we should learn from attached:
> > http://www.whymicrosoft.com/en-us/pages/openoffice.aspx
>
> Don't take it to heart ;) Microsoft makes money.
>
> Ivan
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