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Why Google Should Embrace OpenOffice

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 5, 2008

“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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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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