Horse birth from open source?

LincLinc OwnerDetroit Icrontian
edited July 2004 in Science & Tech
Japanese software producer SourceNext has made an OpenOffice imitation and is selling it for $18 using flamboyant advertisement.

Submitted by: GHoosdum

Source: The Register

Comments

  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    How 'bout that link?

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/06/sourcenext_horse/
    Microsoft can roll out countless studies that point out how proprietary software is cheaper and more practical than open source code. But how can Microsoft counter open source software's ability to make a Japanese woman give birth to a horse in a convenience store?
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    GHoosdum wrote:
    How 'bout that link?

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/06/sourcenext_horse/
    It was there, I just forgot the link text :rolleyes: This is why I usually let the news to Spinner :p
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    Thanks, Keebs!
  • RamblerBinxRamblerBinx New
    edited July 2004
    Pretty impressive she gave birth to a horse with her pants still on and spotless afterwards :wtf:
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    Makes you wonder what her boyfriend looks like.

    When I travel in Japan a group of us will sit in a bar watching TV and bet on what product the ads are for. More than half of the time you can't tell.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    Binx! Long time no see! :D
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited July 2004
    Some of the stuff that comes out of Japan makes me wonder if they are slowly losing their minds. Or possibly have already lost them.
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    Different computing culture over there-- they (Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, and even MANY folks in India and a relatively few in Tibet) like to max spend on hardware oomph usually, very minimally spend on software.... Hmmm.... Maybe not so VERY different from some of us in US and England in reality????

    The SOCIAL CULTURE can be rad unintelligible to a westerner, but they feel the same about our western culture over there, we do things that would be totally culturally forbidden to an easterner. But as far just cheap software, Microsoft is offering a radically-cut-down Windows XP to far eastern countries. It is priced cheaper also. The Far eastern market cultures DEMAND cheap software pricing.
  • RamblerBinxRamblerBinx New
    edited July 2004
    primesuspect wrote:
    Binx! Long time no see! :D
    Yeah, almost forgot my password.

    Interesting article (regarding software trends, not the horse).
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