Microsoft Office?! Who the bleep wants that?!

This just in from The Register...

Microsoft throws Office 2010 at shoppers
Free online, charged on desktop
http://go.theregister.com/news/http://www.reghardware.com/2010/06/15/office_2010_hits_retail/

Um.... Has anyone told those guys at Redmond that Open Office has (1) a MUCH smaller footprint, and (2) is totally free?

I tend to think not, given the above!