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gobeProductive 3.0 - Office XP killer?

Posted by Hemos on from the somethihg-that-goes-head-to-head dept.

Deffexor writes "It appears that gobe (that famous software company that made the invaluable "office suite" for BeOS) has unveiled their v3.0 release of gobeProductive for Windows and Linux. ArsTechnica has an excellent review of why this is such an important "office suite". While gobeProductive isn't as full-featured as OfficeXP, it certainly does garner a whole lot of Bang-for-the-Buck (especially with the FamilyLicense). The author does a great job of summarizing the superiority of gobeProductive in his conclusion when he says,"This review, which is fifteen pages of graphics and text (in the word processor), along with 5 separate sheets chock full of information, only uses 7MB of RAM while running. Microsoft Word XP (WINWORD.EXE), sitting idle with nothing open, uses 11MB of RAM."" Of course, RAM usage doesn't matter as much these days, with the standard RAM installed being above 128 megs, but still good to know. Update by RM, 8:58 US EST: Only the Windows version of gobeProductive v3.0 seems to be available at this time.

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  1. First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    As the subject states.

  2. first post? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yay! ( I think)

  3. Linux? by xonos · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    maybe i am an idiot, but i do not see anywhere on the gobe site where it mentions linux.

  4. Karma whoring detected. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mod parent down!!

  5. Re:Being a trifle optimistic, aren't we? by GigsVT · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    defecato

    Is that like singing in "shit tone"?

    --
    I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.
  6. Re:Being a trifle optimistic, aren't we? by flipflapflopflup · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    > Is that like singing in "shit tone"?

    That's what you get for ranting without checking your typing...

  7. Re:Word uses 11MB RAM? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow... That's the saddest thing I have ever seen.

  8. Re:OMG! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The most important competitor for MSOffice XP is MSOffice 97... a lot of companies are not buying XP because 97 is all they need. Those companies not willing to go with the upgrade frenzy are probably also not going to buy gobe, but sticking to what they have.

  9. Re:OMG! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    u sure are right, but damn i wish i could upgrade to xp at work, 97 just sucks once you've used xp for awhile.

  10. Re:It might be a great product but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    > There is no decent email app alternative to Outlook on Windows (hate hate hate Eudora).

    You don't like Mozilla/Netscape, either? What is it about Outlook in particular that makes it irreplaceable?

  11. Re:Ram usage doesn't matter???! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    HEAPS faster when in memory....

    hahahahaha you are so funny.

  12. Re:Compatibility w. Office? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    > I just went through their website and I don't see anywhere where they say they have "limited" compatibility! Where did that come from?

    The article, which you didn't read.