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The Register: Sun and AOL Form StarOffice Pact for Cheap Desktops

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

“Fresh off a major Linux desktop win in China, Sun Microsystems
has found a PC friend closer to home with AOL now piloting a
program to ship sub-$300 desktops running StarOffice.

“We predicted a move like this last week, and it’s good to see
Sun come through as promised so that El Reg appears somewhat on its
game. The deal with AOL is expected to be the first wave of Sun
linking with service providers to sell PCs on the cheap with
bundled services. Have a stroll over here to see what all the fuss
is about…”

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