Prediction: Just you wait ...
As of June 30, 2003, Microsoft will cease supporting Win98 and NT4. Microsoft is of course wringing their collective hands at the possibilities for upgrade dollars ..
But Wait .... His Steveness might have other plans ...
In May, Steve will announce the rest of the "package" that started with Keynote today ... AppleWorks will become AppleOffice (or somesuch name), integrating Mail, iCal,iSync,Word processing, Spreadsheet, Keynote, and possibly a database app, just in time to start a new wave of "Switcher" ads targeted at those who have just been abandoned by Microsoft ..
"Going to have to upgrade anyway? Why not test drive a Macintosh today at one of our 50+ retail stores and see what we can offer you..."
You never know ...
But Wait .... His Steveness might have other plans ...
In May, Steve will announce the rest of the "package" that started with Keynote today ... AppleWorks will become AppleOffice (or somesuch name), integrating Mail, iCal,iSync,Word processing, Spreadsheet, Keynote, and possibly a database app, just in time to start a new wave of "Switcher" ads targeted at those who have just been abandoned by Microsoft ..
"Going to have to upgrade anyway? Why not test drive a Macintosh today at one of our 50+ retail stores and see what we can offer you..."
You never know ...
Comments
Looking for an Excel killer? I'd be willing to bet you shot of Glenlivet that Lotus would be more than willing to sell Apple the source code for the Lotus Improv spreadsheet that was done for the NeXT box. If memory serves, it was actually sort of cool, particularly the way you could move rows and colums up and down to change the view of the spreadsheet ...
Hmmmmmm....
This just won't work.
[quote]Originally posted by Paul:
<strong>Woah....
<a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/x11/" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/macosx/x11/</a>
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<a href="http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ooo-osx_downloads.html" target="_blank">http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ooo-osx_downloads.html</a>
( <a href="http://whiteboard.openoffice.org/screenshots/mac_shots.html" target="_blank">http://whiteboard.openoffice.org/screenshots/mac_shots.html</a> )
does the apple version of X11 mean that OpenOffice will be aquafied?
How hard is it for the casual user (me) who knows NOTHING about linux and very very little about UNIX to install these beasts?
the next 6 months are going to be interesting...
will MWNY hold a demo of OpenOffice during the keynote??</strong><hr></blockquote>
"In May, Steve will announce the rest of the "package" that started with Keynote today ... AppleWorks will become AppleOffice (or somesuch name), integrating Mail, iCal,iSync,Word processing, Spreadsheet, Keynote, and possibly a database app, just in time to start a new wave of "Switcher" ads targeted at those who have just been abandoned by Microsoft ..
when you listen to SJ keynote carefully, he said it was the wish of many users to integrate the iApps - they are still solo-usable, but all together they are more then the sum of all parts.
mayby, this is a hint for future Apple-branded office tools: not the big master all-in-one wonder, but many tiny apps, you can use and handle as you like...-
the date may is a little late for me, but we'll see. good point of you!