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MS Thinks OOo is 10 Years Behind

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the one-office-to-rule-them-all dept.

greengrass writes "In a recent interview with IT Wire, general manager of business strategy for the Information Worker Group at Microsoft, Alan Yates expressed the opinion that Open Office is at the same level that MS office was around 10 years ago. Supposedly only suitable for the single desktop, isolated user. After all, it doesn't even have an e-mail client!"

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  1. Why, I never! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    *monocle pops out*

    1. Re:Why, I never! by onebuttonmouse · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's my third monocle this week, I simply must stop being so horrified.

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  2. Quick everyone by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Better contact OO.org and demand a refund.

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  3. Single, isolated users. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now i understand why slashdot users tend to promote openoffice.org... :-)

    Interesting that he mentions OOo as suitable for single desktop, isolated users.. Isn't that a huge part of the MS office userbase he's talking about? Email client? Outlook express is for free, isn't it? :-)

  4. No flight simulator either by dotslashdot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nor does it come with an embedded flight simulator like Excel does. Sooo 1990s!

  5. Now you've gone and done it.. by erlando · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think we just slashdotted .au ... :-)

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  6. Wrong by Clueless+Nick · · Score: 5, Funny

    With MS Office you have at least evolved to the stage of dinosaurs. OO.o doesn't even consider you to be a lifeform, does it? Show me an advertising campaign that proves otherwise.

    -clueless

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  7. Re:What's the wizz-bang features it's missing? by dracocat · · Score: 5, Funny

    The UI in the new versions of Office feels much more modern. Every time I upgrade I feel like I am getting a better piece of software since the UI is updated each time with a new look & feel.

    Feature wise I can't say that I can name a single one, but like I said, it sure feels like the software is getting better. In fact whenever I look at somebody using the old Office 2000 I shake my head at the poor soul stuggling his way through life without the newest version. After all, his software is 3 years older than mine! Some might say that its more about the features and the color scheme or layout isn't all that important; but that wouldn't be true. I know this because I see many other people just like me who have paid hundreds of dollars for an updated version, this lets me know that I made the right decision in the upgrade. Ok I better stop now, this could go on forever.

  8. Re:Eh by Kjella · · Score: 5, Funny

    Plots and charts, gnuplot, which I think everyone on the planet uses.

    Finally! Proof of extraterrestrial life at last. What's the lag time like to your planet?

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  9. Just you wait! by FhnuZoag · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess OOo is getting the paperclip next year, then.