There will be a number of options, O'Grady predicted. "Oracle's retreat from this market will undoubtedly create commercial opportunities for one or more players to support existing OO.o users," he said. IBM will also presumably look to migrate users over to its Symphony suite.
But other users may take the opportunity to instead switch to Web-based alternatives, such as Google Docs, he added.
Chris Kanaracus covers enterprise software and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Chris's e-mail address is Chris_Kanaracus@idg.com
