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Why You Should Choose MS Office Over OO.org
sander writes "As noted on linxfr.org, Microsoft has published a competitive guide on OpenOffice.org 1.1 vs Microsoft Office. Some of the weirder things they claim in it is that by choosing MS Office over OpenOffice.org one is protected from the threat of viruses. But the giant seems to be sweating -- and with a good reason."
I chose MS Office because I like throwing away my money. I am also a moron. That is why I have a chandelier hanging in my car.
I also reply below your current threshold.
The path is:
/partner/salesmarketing/opensource/discguides
Disc stands for "disinformation campaign"
"Microsoft Office vs OpenOffice" document, published by Microsoft in ... PDF format.
Amusing...
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
Slashdot should have posted another link to the english version- i don't think the majority of /. readers can read french fluently.
From what I've seen round here, the English version would be no more useful than a version in Klingon.
Of course Microsoft would create this document using their own products, naturally, they are the big proponent of the "Eat Your Own Dog Food" methodology.
So why then when I click on Document Properties on this PDF do I see?
Creator: QuarkXpress 4.11
Producer: Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Macintosh
Bill: while you're transferring this over to Microsoft Publisher perhaps you'd like to fix the typo on page 1: "rteam".
John.
"B-but, Open Office doesn't have Clippy, the helpful paper clip. Or a wizard. Or a little Microsoft logo that tells you when you're writing a letter (because obviously, you don't know). We even have a helpful little puppy! You like puppies, don't you? Everybody likes puppies! Fine, go ahead and use Open Office, puppy killer!"
Oo is vulnerable? lol
Maybe if they find a way to import Office macros..
Trolling is a art,
M$ is right about one thing- migration is the most painful and expensive part. Unlike using M$ products, though, the pain stops afterwards.
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SCO is weenies
Gator is Spyware
Microsoft is thugs
"MS-Office was feature-complete as of Office 95"
They did add that wonderful feature that refuses to believe that you actually do want bullet points numbered 1,2,3,7, and 9.
-B
Microsoft Office has no threat of viral infection. That's because viral infection is very real. Hell, they ought to remove all doubt and just ship Microsoft Office pre-infected.
now we need to go OSS in diesel cars
It's amazing.
The only office features I've ever used that oo doesn't have, are some of the useful security holes... eh, I mean collaboration features.
This signature has Super Cow Powers
See, now, whereas some may call this a bug, isn't it far more positive to characterize it as a commitment to tradition? /. such a negative reputation...
It's you humorless types that give
Some of the weirder things they claim in it is that by choosing MS Office over OpenOffice.org one is protected from the threat of viruses
Bill, give Darl his crack pipe back...
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But stainless steel is silv... Oh.
Ahh yes, the paperclip. Otherwise known as the productivity police. "Productivity detected! BINK! BINK! Now interrupting with inane and irrelevant suggestion"
I'm torn...
I can't decide which is worse:
groping through Knowledge Base documents and being put on hold for hours calling Microsoft
OR
reading outdated man pages then being cussed out by an experience, yet socially inept user, for asking a question on a discussion board
When it all comes down to it (MS or OO), I just end up entering the error message into Google anyway.
Slashdot Syndrome: the sudden, extreme urge to correct someone in order to validate one's self.
Hmm, I made my wife compare the two office suites and then asked her which ones is better. And she said flat out that MS Office is better and more convenient to her as well since she used to use it at work.
Then I told her that she can either pay $500 and I will install MS Office for her or she can have OpenOffice for free. Guess what? She opted for OpenOffice and bunch of shoes and dresses :)
I'd say, the OpenOffice is definitely ready for market.
If programs would be read like poetry, most programmers would be Vogons.
Hey MS, If you weren't afraid of formatting losses, why did you choose PDF? And how did you get your nice Office suite to create PDFs? Oh did you have to pay someone else for that feature? *snigger*
What time is it/will be over there? Check with my iPhone app!
I'm ready to switch. OpenOffice doesn't have all the wonderful nifty features that MS Office has, and I'm tired of explaining my use of this obscure piece of software to my friends and family...
So. Tell me - where do I buy MS Office for FreeBSD?
No?
Linux?
Solaris?
Oh.