> > But you get the idea. I think anyone with a strategic interest in > > computing should take IBM seriously. > > > > Yes, I agree. IBM is behind many efforts in the Free and Open > Source space and has contributed some great work, resources and money. > > I am concerned that their rebranding of OpenOffice.org > software into Lotus Symphony may dilute and confuse the > market. SunOffice, OpenOffice.org and Lotus Symphony may be > all the same software or the same core software with > different add-ons.
I haven't been following these products closely enough to comment, but I did take large notice of this milestone. Since Office is a cornerstone of the MS empire, this is really a big deal. May be a turning point. > On the other hand, Eclipse turned out to be great basis for a > number of development IDEs. We'll see how it plays out. > Their timing, with MS losing the fast-track effort at ISO > standardization and then the EU penalties yesterday, was very > well done. When someone writes MS's epitaph, it will doubtless include something about how great the company was at designing standards. Why, some of them lasted all of 6 months! I long for the comfort of knowing that my work will last longer then the next MS brain-fart. Bill > Ted Roche _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
