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Has microsoft done anything good for the computer industry?
piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---I'm not too sure about this one - having to buy a whole Office suite when all you require is a spreadsheet isn't a good thing.
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Yes but OOo, etc. would've taken ideas from Microsoft Office.
Aloone_Jonez:
OpenOffice is an MS Office rip-off which is a Wordperfect, Lotus and (I don't know what else) rip-off.
WMD is right, MS did do one good thing and that's break the link between the software vendor and the machine. Who knows what things would be like if MS never existed? We'd be probably be all using Macs now and we'd probably a lot worse off for it too so we should thank MS for saving us from Apple. I'm not being sarcastic, I'm deadly serious because Apple ruling would be a lot worse than Microsoft.
piratePenguin:
So did Microsoft ever actually try to do anything good for the computer industry that wasn't really only for the benefit of themselves?
I guess that's to be expected from any major corporation.
So guess who's gonna have to do the really good stuff?
dmcfarland:
Open Office seems like its based on Star Office than it does MS Orifice. I learned on WP 5.1 and lotus 123. Its a shame that MS pushed Lotus off of the map.
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---OpenOffice is an MS Office rip-off which is a Wordperfect, Lotus and (I don't know what else) rip-off.
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dmcfarland:
Microsoft spurred others to creat OS's like Beos and others that will someday be competing with Microsoft. I dont think Macs are bad Pc'S. It wouldnt be as bad if MS didnt practice gestope like tactics to become the turd that floats to the top of the bowl. MS products would be better if they has to compete with other OS's for business.
Microsofts crapiness has been a great motivator for others to come up with alternatives. Microsoft in a perverse way has been a good thing in the regard for the computer industry.
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