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OpenOffice 2.0 Preview Release
gmuslera writes "A preview release of
OpenOffice.org 2.0 was released, which has new
features like better MS-Office compatibility, an Access-like program and a more. Here is a review
of it with screenshots and how it performs. It's work in progress, maybe not recomended for production sites, but it is a good sample of what is coming."
But using MacOSX here. Seems MS Office is still a keeper for us.
In Soviet Russia only Mac users use MS Office?
"why don't you just slip into something more comfortable...like a coma!"
It looks worse than cheap, it looks unprofessional.
Making PCs work at the office is one the biggest business expenditures. Trying to support a second "almost as good" office system is a big mistake. Microsoft already makes a good office suite that doesn't cost much and runs on PCs and Apples.
The upside is you "save" a little on price.
The downside is you lose on maintenance costs and
you'll probably get fired for not going the safe route. Just stick with Microsoft.
Why would anyone take the risk of going with a lame open source solution? Microsoft is the standard and deviation from the standard is an IT mistake.
Oh yay, it's even closer to the real Office. How about instead of plagarizing Office, OpenOffice is something new and innovative? This just reinforces the fact that MS Office is *good*.
No, they switched to Open Orifice a long time ago. :)
But when will they ever have native OS X support?
A related question - Has any software project (open source or commercial) ever decided to drop Mac support simply because they were so fucking sick of hearing OS X users whine about the look of the app clashing with their beautiful desktop?
I mean seriously, is there anyone more fucking shallow than a Mac user?
Does the EULA for OS X demand that the user must be a black-polo-neck-wearing, latte-sipping twat in order to install it?
And here I thought Microsoft astorturfers were extinct.
and our church It will probably bork due to the content
Help fight continental drift.
Yes, and the version after that they'll have one that even writes the document for you.
Is it too much to ask to be literate enough to write a grammatically correct sentence? And even---shock---a coherent, well-written one?
Spellcheckers are fine, to an extent; everyone makes typos. However, there is no excuse (besides being a small child who's learning) for being unable to compose a coherent, grammatically-correct thought, and for something important, take time to edit.
Don't think of it as a flame---it's more like an argument that does 3d6 fire damage
True. The people who use Access know that they're newbies using entry-level tools.
Dang. Couldn't resist. Oh, and Abiword and Kword are better than OpenOffice, KDE rocks, and Mozilla is better than Firefox. Did I forget anything?
Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
I've heard that if you stick bad ECC RAM up your ass, the bile acids will clean off the faulty transistors. It sometimes takes four, perhaps five, cleaning attempts before it works. Also, don't come complaining to me if they get stuck!
-- "Makes Little Debbie look like a pile of puke!" - Moe Szyslak