On Monday 25 February 2002 04:00, you wrote:
> I thought Sun was pretty up-front about this from the start. When I
> looked at it I never got the idea they would be giving StarOffice away
> forever. I was under the impression that you could download
> time-bombed, cripple-ware beta versions for free. You got to use it for a
> few months and evaluate it. Sun got the benefit of a bigger set of
> testers and some mindshare that might lead to marketshare. It seemed
> clear to me that they always had intended to $ell it for real money when
> they were ready to ship the final version. Sure, it would be nice if they
> gave it away, but I don't think they ever intended or managed to deceive
> me.
>
> On Sun, 24 Feb 2002, R P Herrold wrote:
> > >From Slashdot:
I think the byline pretty much said it all ... but I have posted a fuller
response under Mr. Herrold's earlier response. Sun has acted ethically and
honorably and is owed a written apology by those who slandered / libeled it.
Bill
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