Aqua OpenOffice.org v2.0 Cancelled 689
Ant writes "According to MacSlash's story, a recent post on OpenOffice.org said no Mac OS X work has been done since 2003 and that there are no longer any plans for an Aqua version 'due to various licensing, political, and fundamental engineering difficulties'. :("
Oh noes! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What is X11 vs. native vs. NeoOffice.org??? (Score:1, Funny)
Mac users live and die by their aesthetic (Score:1, Funny)
Me: "Check out this cool new Open Source iPod app. It's on Linux and Windows too, I think."
Them: "Neat. It does a lot more than iTunes. Flac and Ogg transcoding? Cool. Syncing to multiple machines? Wicked. Built-in web server to browse/share my collection online? Awesome. Wish I could use it too."
Me: "Hey, here's the OSX version. You can use it!"
Them: "Hmmm. The buttons look crappier than iTunes. Scroll bars look weird. I'll keep using iTunes, thanks."
Re:Mac OS X = Mac Porn X!!! (Score:2, Funny)
I bought a whole skid of PowerPC Macintoshes (beige case) at auction last summer for a dollar.
Re:What's the downside to using X11? (Score:3, Funny)
My OpenOffice success story (Score:2, Funny)
In no time at all my Office needs were resolved. OpenOffice ran like such an ugly slug that it overcame all my Microsoft objections. I immediately bought MS Office for OSX. Without the OpenOffice experience I could never have been happy buying a Microsoft product.
Thank you, OpenOffice team, for peace of mind.
Re:Mac OS X = Mac Porn X!!! (Score:3, Funny)
How the hell did you pull that shit off?
And wanna sell one for $2? 100% profit! Can't beat that!