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Posted by: Mitch 74 (Wednesday 16 November 2005, 4:07 PM)

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What Windows Live and Office Live mean is simply that you will need to buy new Microsoft software to make use of some special online Microsoft tools, and that you will need high-speed Internet access to make use of all those new softwares you bought. Then, you look at Google thinking about providing an online office suite based on Openoffice, it will allow you to do whatever you want with all online advantages, without needing to install anything but a decent Web browser, without paying anything more than what you want and what you really need. Personally, between paying twice for something I might need in part and paying only what I need other what I can already do for free, excuse me but I prefer saving my cash.

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