The OpenOffice.org project has issued a press release inviting Dell to pre-install OpenOffice on its computers:

“In an open letter released today, the OpenOffice.org community invites Michael Dell to work with them to pre-install OpenOffice.org 2 office software on Dell computers. Dell’s own IdeaStorm website has recorded an overwhelming customer demand for this feature, currently showing over 70,000 requests for OpenOffice.org 2.”

This would be an extremely great move, benefiting both Dell and OpenOffice.org in significant ways. The only possible drawback would be retribution from Microsoft, however, there is little chance the company could get away with that in today’s environment of close scrutiny of their misbehavior.

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