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OpenOffice challenges Microsoft to road race

Ina Fried Former Staff writer, CNET News
During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley.
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A day after Microsoft announced its free Web-based test drive of Office 2007, the folks at OpenOffice.org said they had a more attractive offer.

"The OpenOffice.org Community invites potential upgraders to go one better - download the full OpenOffice.org 2 office suite today for a test drive, and if you like it, use it free for as long as you like," the open source collective said in a press release. "It's the ultimate no-strings-attached test drive - if you enjoy the test drive, keep the car!"