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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Star Office for OS 10?

ZDNet reckons Sun and Apple plan to offer a version of Star Office for Apple's OS 10 (or X) operating system. It should in theory be easy because OS 10 is based on BSD Unix (via NeXT's NextStep), and because one of the ideas behind Star Office is that it provides the same interface whatever the operating system. However, that is unlikely to make much headway with Mac users, who will want it to use the new user interface introduced with OS 10. The attraction for Sun is the idea of damaging Microsoft's software business. Sun, like Apple and IBM, makes the bulk of its money from hardware, so it suits them to give away software that makes their high-priced hardware more attractive.

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