TIL why Sun Microsystems (Bill Joy and all) bought an office suite company in 1999.
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TIL why Sun Microsystems (Bill Joy and all) bought an office suite company in 1999. 🤨
"In August 1999, Star Division was acquired by Sun Microsystems[81][82] for US$59.5 million (equivalent to US$112 million in 2024), reportedly because the acquisition was less expensive than licensing Microsoft Office for Sun's 42,000 employees.[83][84]"
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice#History
And that's how eventually LibreOffice became available for many. 😇
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@mizblueprint it's interesting to compare the Vietnam war at its least popular, when about sixty percent of Americans surveyed said that it was a mistake. Today, about 32% of Americans support the war in Gaza, so about 68% do not. The question is phrased differently, but the numbers are close.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/692948/u.s.-back-israel-military-action-gaza-new-low.aspx
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@mizblueprint the question is not whether US citizens were involved, but how much we are divided.
One interesting thing is this analysis of polls from the time:
https://news.gallup.com/vault/191828/gallup-vault-hawks-doves-vietnam.aspx
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@coldfish the polls are very different from what you're assuming. About 71% of Republicans support the war; about 8% of Democrats. 25% of independents.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/692948/u.s.-back-israel-military-action-gaza-new-low.aspx
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Interesting answers. I'd say, yes, but it's not apparent yet.
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@Mosqi don't know about the process, but the result I like
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@stefano I hope you treat yourself! You deserve it.
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@jtonline kettle?!
