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Is it Time for Open Office?

Posted by Cliff on from the opportunity-for-adoption dept.

lazyron asks: "I've been using Open Office a bit more lately, and got to thinking: this is much more like my current version of Microsoft Office than Office 2007 will be. Could it be time to try Open Office in the workplace, especially since there is still some time left before Office 2007 will be forced on us by the demands of the product cycle? Are there any IT admins out there thinking about trying Open Office, either with a few users or all of them?"

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  1. Re:Of course.... by Foofoobar · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Notice the aim is looking at business, not your anecdotal stories about your fictional grandmother (I dont know if she exists, nor do I care). I care about facts, and this story aims at business usage of OO vs MS Office.
    Oh I'm sorry. You stated that it would take a developer to use this and then when I refute it, you say 'lets not get side tracked'. How sad. So in other words, if I prove you wrong, you'd rather I keep my mouth shut? Are you sure you are Steve Ballmer in disguise? How long HAVE you been on the Microsoft payroll? :)
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  2. Re:Fanboys are Stupid. by The+Bungi · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    You know twit, unfortunately you are so amazingly and utterly fucked up that if we were comparing a Linsux Ford Fiesta with a Microsoft Bugatti Veyron you would still find a way to claim that the Fiesta is "better" and strut off into the sunset wiggling your ass. If your idea of why Calc (which amusingly you accept you've never used) is "better" consists of a few menu items that you feel are placed in more convenient locations and font formatting of a chart then there's really nothing to discuss here, as usual. And as usual, the best you can do in these cases is whimper like a little dog about "fanboys" and "astroturfers". Do you still think Bill Gates employs people in India to stalk you exclusively?

    I will say that I am surpised you decided to stick around for more than two posts, when usually when someone calls you on your zealot rah-rah FUD you disappear rather quickly. But you really have to find a better way to articulate your ideas. This little jihad of yours gets nowhere faster every year.

    Besides, discussing with someone who posts useless drivel like this tends to give me a headache more often than not. So run along now. I'm sure we'll talk later again.