Scarecrow Man Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Microsoft Buys OpenOffice.org!For an undisclosed sum reputed to be in the billions, Microsoft's Bill Gates has personally bought the leading open-source desktop project. Saying he "was sick and tired of open-source eating away at his profits," the world's richest man decided to put an end to the nuisance and simply buy OpenOffice.org. It will form part of a growing list of Microsoft acquisitions, including several erstwhile competitors, a considerable number of prominent politicians, and a few small governments.The initially stunned OpenOffice.org community--a happy-go-lucky international band numbering in the hundreds of thousands--later turned to champagne to celebrate their newfound wealth. "Bless Bill!" one happy Torontonian exclaimed, bubbly in hand. "With all this money, I can beat Mark's time in orbit!"Gates has assured all current OpenOffice.org users that their future migration path to Microsoft Office is guaranteed thanks to OpenOffice.org's faultless support of MS Office files formats. Users can further rest assured that the full functionality currently provided by OpenOffice.org 2.0 will be available in MS-Office 2020 - or possibly 2030.OpenOffice.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Wonder if he's gonna have a go at The GNU :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Hehehe... April Fool? :lol:SHHHHHH! -- SM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Hehehe... April Fool? :lol:SHHHHHH! -- SMCrickey, I neerly had a bloody heart attach reading that as well. You naughty person you. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 As I have used OOo for some time now, I too nearly had a heart attack.It seemed so plausible when I read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted April 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Chris showed it to me, and I nearly threw my computer out the Window. I thought it was true, until I noticed the link on thier front page to the "Full Story" read: .../april-fools-day.html and I figured it out ;)dueces wild almost got me again with his vista thread. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 I saw through it straightaway as I know that OO is owned and run by Bill Gates' arch enemy, Mr Sun of Sun Microsystems (Java).The time those two collaborate again is the time the universe will implode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 It was the 2020-2030 that gave it away... true as that would be, M$ would never say it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 dueces wild almost got me again with his vista thread. :lol:That one got me as well until I clicked on the link and read it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 dueces wild almost got me again with his vista thread. :lol:Who, me? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4may Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 as OO is an open source projest I doubt if it could be sold or bought. :P :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocoon Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 I didn't come straight to the thread, I read it on the log in page.So after going away for five minutes to tell everyone, I came back here and read this! What a pillock!Have to go and uninform them now. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 I didn't come straight to the thread, I read it on the log in page.So after going away for five minutes to tell everyone, I came back here and read this! What a pillock!Have to go and uninform them now. :(April Fools! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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