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by mwilcox 5731 days ago
I went to a Microsoft Roadshow recently where they were demoing Office Web Apps - he specifically said it was being targetted towards home users, because "people don't buy Microsoft Office for home use. They use Open Office or they pirate Microsoft Office."

If they're saying that in a promotional event, then it really shows the threat MS see from OO. They own the corporate market, but they have trouble capturing the home market, especially with Google Docs

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Microsoft Enterprise Agreements often give users the right to have a copy of Office at home.
Often only for "business" use. Everyone of course ignores this since it's ridiculous and unenforceable, but that'll probably be what it says.