Michael Robertson is taking another shot at Microsoft with ajaxWrite, an online word processor. I'm not going to tear apart ajaxWrite or praise it. Specifically I have a problem when Michael puts on his sales weasel hat and fails to compare apples to apples.
For example, here is the first paragraph from his latest Michael's Minute:
What if there was alternative for Microsoft Word that would install and open in 6 seconds, read and write Microsoft Word .doc files and run on Macintosh, Microsoft Windows or Linux computers? And oh yeah, it was FREE so consumers didn't have to pay $499 for Microsoft Office. I'm excited to announce that day is here.
ajaxWrite is not a replacement for Office. It may replace some people's need for Word. SO DON”T COMPARE AJAXWRITE TO THE PRICE OF OFFICE!!! A quick search on Amazon will show that you can get the full retail version of Word for $200. And this is what I don't understand. $200 is still high, why not just compare it to the price of Word.
Promote your stuff on it's merits. Don't be a sales weasel.
And there was no mention of OpenOffice, which is what I recommend (and use) for people who don't want to buy Office. There's even a portable version you can throw on a USB drive.
Weasel!