Lars D. Noodén wrote:
Yes, it would slow things down for a while, but as Robert mentioned
OOo would probably just fork and there would be a substantial delay
while things get re-organized.
MS had been bothering Sun earlier, but I think that it's more likely
that this is part of or an offshoot from the MSO 2007 advertising
campaigns. We had those articles which Louis had to shoot down
recently and now this.
If OOo (or any other producitvity suite) gains significantly in market
share, it will not be possible to charge monopoly rents for MSO and
when those 80% profit margins go away it may be enough to push MS into
the red (again[1] or for good). At which point, the market will open
up again.
-Lars
Just to add one more thought, if OOo were to become an independent
foundation with no corporate encumbrances might it not actually attract
far more truly independent developers in the long run?
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