CNET News: Next StarOffice Goes On Sale | Linux Today

CNET News: Next StarOffice Goes On Sale

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 16, 2003

“The newest version of Sun Microsystems’ StarOffice desktop
software suite, a competitor to Microsoft Office, is now available
online.

P”Sun started selling the software as a $79.95 download from its
Web site Tuesday, but the boxed retail version of the product won’t
ship until the first week of November, a Sun representative said.
And Lindows, a company that sells a version of the Linux operating
system, also began selling the software as a $59.95 download, the
company said Wednesday.

“For business users, prices range from $60 per user for 25 users
to $25 per user for 10,000 users, Sun said. Educational customers
may use the software for free…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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