Yesterday, I read about AJAXWrite, another online wordprocessor (Writely is Googles approach), compatible with MS Word. Of course, currently not yet a replacement for all Word 2003 features, however already usable for your basic wordprocessing needs. And very much a hint what will come in the forseeable future. Bloated, expensive applications available only on your [...]

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Very quietly, Google yesterday announced that they took over the start-up that is behind Writely, an online Office Suite based on open standards.
In this respect, I want to bring to your attention the following article:

Writely = Microsoft’s Pearl Harbor?
Sharp, precise, brilliant - and very realistic. Your office suite via the Web, available anywhere, without [...]

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Looking for more success stories on Linux, OpenOffice or other Free Open Source software?
On the German OpenOffice website you will find examples of successful implementations of OpenOffice, the free but mighty office suite for Windows, Linux and Mac. Sorry, German language only, but help yourself with one of the free translation services available on the [...]

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Heise, the largest IT publisher in Germany with a very high reputation among all IT fractions (Linux, Mac, Windows users equally like their famous magazine “ct” or their news ticker “heise online”) started today its Open Source news service called “heise open”.
Well, another Linux news ticker? No - they do not only provide news, but [...]

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