Michael's Minute: Bye Bye Microsoft Word, Hello ajaxWrite | Linux Today

Michael’s Minute: Bye Bye Microsoft Word, Hello ajaxWrite

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 23, 2006

“What if there was alternative for Microsoft Word that would
install and open in 6 seconds, read and write Microsoft Word .doc
files and run on Macintosh, Microsoft Windows or Linux computers?
And oh yeah, it was FREE so consumers didn’t have to pay $499 for
Microsoft Office. I’m excited to announce that day is here.

“Before I go into specifics, let me give you some background
about how it all came about…”

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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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