[SWOT] Microsoft on the run?

From: Nate Bargmann (n0nb_at_networksplus.net)
Date: 08/05/05

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    Perhaps these spots have been running longer, but I just heard the
    first one yesterday.

    Office has always been a Microsoft cash cow. Is that cow now drying
    up? I ask this because yesterday during a nationally syndicated
    program I heard a radio commercial for Microsoft Office. No, the spot
    did not mention a *new* version of Office, just Office. The spot
    describes the features of Office and gives a URL for more information
    including a download giving a 14 day free trial!

    I heard the same spot this morning just before 7 AM CDT during the Wall
    Street Journal Report on a different station.

    Is Open Office now making enough inroads that MS feels the need to keep
    its name out there? Or is this just a pre-emptive strike against the
    upcoming OOo 2.0 release?

    Whatever the reason, I applaud the community's efforts and do continue to
    spread the word about OOo and friends.

    - Nate >> 

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