Google says Go To Hell Microsoft we are giving away free versions of Office Alternatives!
Written by Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com on August 13, 2007 – 11:05 am -
So big deal - woo hoo! another updater app. Who Cares?
How about Microsoft for one? As they wipe the spittle out of their eyes they have to have noticed that you can now download and update all of StarOffice components! That’s right for the low low price of ABSOLUTELY free. For those of you that don’t know StarOffice is SUNS answer to Microsoft Office. But it is open source and normally costs 70 buckaroos to download directly from SUN.
Now lets think about this. You buy a new DELL desktop with a crappy trial version of office on it that expires after a month or so and you also have this fancy smancy google update program that can give you GREAT alternatives to MS programs - for free? Sounds like a no-brainer eh?
Are you seeing what I’m seeing? Google is trying to bully in on the Gouch AKA Microsoft!
(BTW: Anyone know if its true that Dave Chapelle was the Gouch or is it Gooch?) Gotta Love The 80’s! [Via GoogleSystems]
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By The Slothman on Aug 13, 2007 | Reply
The Gooch was Andrew ‘Dice’ Clay.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001048/
And, on a techie note…VERY NICE!
I love this play by Google. It attacks straight at the bastion of MS.
It will be intriguing over the next two years to see how the adoption process goes for people. I think they need to promote this more.
By Karl L. Gechlik on Aug 13, 2007 | Reply
Slothman good try but it was a unintentional trick question
Andrew Dice Clay played Crazy Larry
Fans of ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ will recall The Gooch as the bully who Arnold mentions many tims throughout the series (Carmella finally beats him up) but he is never actually seen
Good reason why Chappelle says it was him!
By Anonymous on Aug 13, 2007 | Reply
This is great but as the guy above said the gboys need to pay some more money to their pr people.