From: "Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH]" <moscoop AT americasm01 DOT nt DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: c|net: Microsoft has officially killed MS-DOS.
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 13:49:43 -0400
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"Alexei A. Frounze" wrote:

> > I think there's only one consequence:
> > TOTAL BOYCOTT OF MICROSOFT SOFTWARE!!! WE DON'T NEED THAT
> > SUCKING STUFF!!! (THERE ARE ENOUGH ALTERNATIVES WE CAN USE!)
> > I think I will also turn to Linux next time, and I
> > encourage everyone to do so, too.
>
> The only problem with boycott is that microsoft office and other well-known
> products will be used anyway because there is not a lot of other well-known
> software capable to do the same work. Yes, it sucks. But if we have no alternate
> software, we can do nothing.

Have you ever looked at Corel Office?  I prefer WordPerfect over MSWord any day of
the week.  Although I believe Excel is better than QuattroPro.  But regardless of
what anybody says or does, MS is earning their Office money from Offices. :)  It's
the corporate customers that pay the bills.

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(\/) Rolf Campbell (\/)