Why Google Should Embrace OpenOffice

"If Google really wanted to deliver a knockout punch to Microsoft, it would integrate OpenOffice with Google Docs, and sell support for the combined suite to small businesses, medium-sized business, and large corporations. Given the reach of Google, the quality of OpenOffice, and the lure of free, it's a sure winner.

"As I've written in my review of OpenOffice, it does pretty much everything that Microsoft Office does--but at zero cost. True, there are a few high-end bells and whistles that it lacks, but most people don't use them..."

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