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Saturday, July 27, 2002 |
Sun to push StarOffice for Apple's OS X
Apple Computer and Sun Microsystems are cooperating on a version of Sun's StarOffice productivity software for Mac OS X, the companies said.
Sun has been looking for hardware allies in its long-running quest to popularize StarOffice, which competes against Microsoft Office. To date, no major PC makers have pledged to heavily promote StarOffice.
Apple also gains a friend to help counter its increasingly contentious relationship with Microsoft, which has been struggling with sales of its Office v. X suite for Macintosh. Microsoft expected to sell 750,000 copies of the software; since its release last November, only 300,000 copies of Mac Office have sold. [CNET]
So, Microsoft has threatened to cut off Apples air supply in the past, and here we are witht he 5 year agreement having run out. If you're Apple what do you do? This could either be a great safeguard move, or the next salvo in what could become a very ugly war. If Apple does this and then moves into the x86 space, hmmm...mj
11:03:13 AM 
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Workers go from dot-com to down to earth
For many, the ideal is no longer abstract but truly tangible
Scott Hudson used to spend his days hitting up venture capitalists for money. Now he builds furniture at a workshop in Seattle's Eastlake neighborhood.
Ellen Skugstad used to sell online advertisements for AtomFilms. Now she's a professional photographer and maker of custom books...
Two years after the Internet bubble popped, hundreds of former dot-commers have landed in traditional, low-tech industries. Others have applied their information technology skills at established companies such as John L. Scott Real Estate, Starbucks and Washington Mutual.
...This shouldn't come as a surprise. With more than 24,000 people losing high-tech jobs in the state in the past two years, these workers had to land somewhere. [Seattle P-I]
Boy did this hit home. My own experience has led me to look at taking a different direction. The job listings are sparse, and those that are open want every skill set under the sun. Only time will tell where it will end...mj
10:34:48 AM
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