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TIL why Sun Microsystems (Bill Joy and all) bought an office suite company in 1999. 馃え
"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. 馃槆