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From: randhol+abuse@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no (Preben Randhol)
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Subject: Re: In praise of Ada Freeware
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 20:34:52 +0000 (UTC)
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In article <9me5be$q2k$1@news.btv.ibm.com>, Dale Pontius wrote:

> Better yet, it may also devalue a competitor's product line by making
> free competition for their for-sale product, (This is more likely if
> you're a niche player and they are more diversified.) leaving you
> slightly stronger in the areas where you are head-to-head.

Which in my opinion is the strategy Sun is going after with Open Office.
I mean to break the M$ Office monopoly.

Preben Randhol
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with Ada, Programming_Is_Safer;
use Ada;