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Story: Don't pirate MS-Office: use ours, says OpenOffice.org
Posted by: Michael Macaluso (Saturday 6 May 2006, 3:48 AM)
I've been using OOo for two years. I use it for the reason that they advertise... I couldn't afford to purchase a complete Office suite for home use.
It does nearly everything I need. I agree that it needs the e-mail / calendar client, but as others mentioned, Mozilla has some free offerings.
I think the main point here is not to compare it to MS Office, but rather, see if it suites your needs.
Funny how I get annoyed from time to time when I use MS Office at work, but it lacks a feature from OOo. Much of what I read here is just that... "This is what I am used to"... or ... "I hate that look", or my favorite was the guy who doesn't like the "Org". OK.. but I made a business decision to save $400, and the name never played a role in that decsion.
My favorite feature is the improvements they made on Word and PowerPoint imports. I can start a project at work, and finish it at home without a second thought. Not bad for the price.
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Now I'm looking forward to the versi... rick stockton -
Also, Rick, don't forget that you can output... Lee -
I use OpenOffice and I find it just as good, if no... Peter Atkins
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The fact is, it doesn't do everything that Office... Paul
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My big problem with OpenOffice is the fact th... ReVeLaTeD
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With note to the guy complaining about t... Anonymous
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Well, there is always the Mozilla calendar ap... Lee
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I think OpenOffice would attract a higher adoption... John
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I've been using OOo for two years. I use it for t... Michael Macaluso -
Decision makers should be demanded to disclose in... Arthur B.
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Yes, that's a nice story. My wife bought a laptop... Anonymous
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