Re: [libreoffice-marketing] CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

Kingsoft runs on Android - in fact, it runs on Aakash.  Pretty sure that 
LO is far better.  Also, Kingsoft is not open source - you need to get 
permissions, sign agreements, etc., (may even have to pay), for 
distribution.

Kannan


On 07/06/13 12:18 AM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote:
> I never even heard of this office packages company.
>
> If the commenter is correct, then CNET really need to rethink their 
> recommendations.
>
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>
>
> http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33153_7-57587824-10391733/kingsoft-office-2013-the-best-free-microsoft-office-alternative/ 
>
>
>
> Kingsoft Office 2013: The best free Microsoft Office alternative?
>
> Not only does it have the best interface around, it also brings 
> innovations like tabbed document viewing and drag-and-drop paragraph 
> adjustment.
> Rick Broida
> by Rick Broida
> June 5, 2013 10:52 AM PDT
>
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>
> One of the replies to that article is as follows
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>
> the_brigadier
> 25 minutes ago
>
> You do know Kingsoft is a communist Chinese company whose nation has 
> been conducting unrelenting hack attacks to strip America of all its 
> technology? If you can't build it, steal it is their credo. What 
> better way to open up a million backdoors then by offering free 
> software that exactly emulates Microsoft's flagship program.
>
> By the way read their EULA very carefully. IT CLEARLY STATES THAT 
> ANYTHING CREATED USING THEIR SOFTWARE BECOMES THE PROPERTY OF 
> KINGSOFT.  Have you read it Karyn?  I downloaded this software several 
> years ago read that EULA and used Revo to deepscan uninstall that 
> software. It had put tendrils all through my computer. Revo is very 
> good and got it all, but don't be fooled.
>
> This is part and parcel to China's hacking attempts and for cnet to 
> recommend it is both incredibly naive and questionable at best.

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