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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> There's no *technical* reason, however, why somebody can't go out and
> implement an alternative office suite.
Yes, there is. It's called "money". And "time". And "research".
> If you want to use Apple software, you must buy Apple hardware.
And *that* is exactly the invention that made Microsoft rich, right after
Digital Research showed them how to do it. Write the OS that isn't bound to
a specific hardware configuration. Let everyone else pay the price to build
the hardware, while you pay only the price to design the software.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Ada - the programming language trying to avoid
you literally shooting yourself in the foot.
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