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OpenOffice 2.0 vs. MS Office Review

Posted by Zonk on from the we're-normally-so-unbiased dept.

trewornan writes "There's an interesting, if partisan, review of OpenOffice 2.0 in comparison to Microsoft Office over on Real Tech News. Open Office gets a general vote of approval, as you might guess from the title 'Open Office 2.0 Kicks MS Office Around The Block'" From the article: "My primary use for OpenOffice has always been as a word processor and I believe this is an area where it excels (so to speak!). For anyone used to MS Office, the difference in the two interfaces is minimal. In fact, I find it easier to use OpenOffice's interface than MS Office's for various things such as inserting a header and footer. To create or change a header and footer in MS Office XP, you must go to the "view" menu. I'm not sure why something like a header or footer would be placed in the "view" menu before it is actually part of a document."

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  1. HEY! by Donald+Ferrone,+Ph.D · · Score: 0, Funny

    Hey, this is a great review! Totally non-biased! Now that I think about it, I think I'll ignore the fact that Microsoft just plain makes a superior and more intuitive product to say, hey, yeah! I do feel like sucking open source cocks today! Rock on, you guys!

    --
    Donald Ferrone, Ph.D.
    Professor of computer science
    http://www.geocities.com/donald_ferrone/
  2. grammar checker by butterbarrel · · Score: 5, Funny

    OOffice need's a gammar checker

    1. Re:grammar checker by crazyvas · · Score: 2, Funny
      OOffice need's a gammar checker

      Looks like you need one too. That would be needs, not need's.

    2. Re:grammar checker by MynockGuano · · Score: 5, Funny

      >>OOffice need's a gammar checker

      >Looks like you need one too. That would be needs, not need's.

      (Score:-1, WHOOSH!)

    3. Re:grammar checker by crazyvas · · Score: 2, Funny
      OOffice need's a gammar checker

      Looks like you need one too. That would be needs, not need's.

      And grammar, not grammer. Fine, I admit it: the joke was lost on me :p

    4. Re:grammar checker by interiot · · Score: 5, Funny

      crazyvas needs an automated humor detector

  3. Microsoft Falling From Power by Cash202 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Ever since the big court case, Microsoft has been losing their power and control over general computer software and this is just one of those steps.

    This process will continue until Microsoft will just be one company, amongs many, who have major holds and controls over various aspects of computer science. Thought this will probably still take quite some time.

  4. Re:Who uses Office XP anymore? by computerjunkie · · Score: 3, Funny

    Uh, no IMAP? Hmm.. maybe I should tell my customers to turn it off now since it's not there :)

  5. Here's a review I'd like to see by slickwillie · · Score: 3, Funny

    OpenOffice 2.0 vs MS Office Anything on Linux.

    Under Linux OO2.0 can do .

    MSOffice ... well, we are still waiting.

    There you have it folks.

  6. Re:When will OO.org be released? by KillShill · · Score: 2, Funny

    pssst, all software is beta. and if it's "consumer" software, then all the more so.

    --
    Science : Proprietary , Knowledge : Open Source
  7. If open source is so great then... by Boomshanka · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why the did God make the big bang closed source? Is God afraid someone will make a new universe and everything in it cheaper and faster?

  8. Re:This is what I try and explain by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sometimes, with OSS I say why it is good in spite of it being OSS.

    When I recommend OpenOffice, it is BECAUSE IT IS JUST SO DAMN BETTER.

    Wow, I'm so glad you said "why it is good". Thanks a million, "tod".