Is it Time for Open Office?

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?"

Comments

Re:Of course....

[andy314159pi]

I'm confused. Did they even make computers 65 years ago??

Re:Of course....

[tomhudson]

Geez - didn't you see the sarcasm when the gp poster said it wasn't compatible because it lacked BLOAT?

Re:Of course....

[tubapro12]

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).

Come on, we all know he has to have a grandmother. Unless he's a mutant...

Re:Of course....

[99BottlesOfBeerInMyF]

Because asshat HR departments require Word format to the rational exclusion of all other formats.

What kind of places do you send your resume to? We always ask for PDFs and when I was last looking at permanent jobs so did most of the places I looked at. The only really good reason I know of to send a Word doc is if it is a security post working someplace full of incompetent people, then you can put a web bug in it and call them when they look at your resume and say, "so I noticed you're looking at my resume..." :)

Re:Depends on the size of your shop

[edwazere]

Yeah, but if you are coding for access you should be euthanised anyway.

Re:Name those 'certain functions'

[Macthorpe]

Name those 'certain functions' that prevent switching. C'mon. I dare you.

Still quiet, eh? Thought so.

It's pretty hard for anyone, valid point or not, to reply in the middle of you typing a post.