Re: [discuss] Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free

2005-11-15 Thread Ian Lynch
On Mon, 2005-11-14 at 16:39 -0600, Shawn K. Quinn wrote: Free of charge (price) is not the same thing as free as a bird or free speech (freedom). This article talks about the former, OOo is the latter; I don't think Microsoft will ever release any software of the magnitude of their office

[discuss] Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free

2005-11-14 Thread chad78
This ZDNN (http://news.zdnet.com/) story has been sent to you from [EMAIL PROTECTED], who added this comment: This could be bad for OOo. Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free By Ina Fried Documents show some insiders are questioning whether existing software should be supported by ads, CNET

Re: [discuss] Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free

2005-11-14 Thread Shawn K. Quinn
On Mon, 2005-11-14 at 14:05 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free By Ina Fried Documents show some insiders are questioning whether existing software should be supported by ads, CNET News.com has learned. Free of charge (price) is not the same thing as

Re: [discuss] Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free

2005-11-14 Thread Chad Smith
On 11/14/05, Shawn K. Quinn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Free of charge (price) is not the same thing as free as a bird or free speech (freedom). This article talks about the former, OOo is the latter; I don't think Microsoft will ever release any software of the magnitude of their office