“The software industry is abuzz over the latest Sun Microsystems
attempt to unseat Microsoft. This time, Sun is aiming squarely at
one of the software giant’s most locked-up, and therefore
profitable, lines of business, office productivity software…”
“Many industry observers believe that this offering will force
Microsoft to respond in some manner. But I believe it is Sun that
has once again underestimated the user community and demonstrated
that it does not fully understand the attractiveness of Microsoft
Office running on a Windows platform…”
“Sun’s thin-client approach to productivity apps ignores the
fact that much of the attraction to Microsoft Office has to do with
its programmability, at least among business users. Microsoft
Office is more than an integrated set of office applications; it’s
an entire set of programmable libraries.”