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Some of the buttons on the ads say "Open Office" [1]. I guess the intended meaning is "Click here to open Microsoft Office", but the wording is suspiciously clo
by avian 7y ago
Some of the buttons on the ads say "Open Office" [1]. I guess the intended meaning is "Click here to open Microsoft Office", but the wording is suspiciously close to OpenOffice. I'm sure that will account for some clicks from people vaguely aware that there's a thing out there called OpenOffice.
[1] https://winaero.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Wordpad-Ads-in-Windows-10.jpg https://winaero.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Wordpad-...
- Silhouette 7y agoIt would be mildly hilarious if Microsoft activated this, and then the EU issued an IE-style ruling that to avoid unfair competition it had to promote popular alternatives to Microsoft Office on an equal basis.
- justinclift 7y agoYeah, this seems like a reply of the MS+IE scenario. Unfortunately, that took several years before the conclusion of the court cases (with MS losing). Thus pretty much locking in IE as the monopoly default for a long time afterwards.