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OpenOffice.org Tries to Woo Dell

Posted by Zonk on from the maybe-they-need-to-hire-professional-wooers dept.

Rob writes "OpenOffice.org project members have written to Dell (pdf), hoping to persuade the company to adopt OpenOffice in response to customer demand. John McCreesh, OpenOffice.org marketing project lead, writes 'Let's have a conversation about how we could build an OpenOffice.org supplied by Dell product to give your customers what they are asking for.' Demand for open source products on Dell's IdeaStorm web site prompted the letter. A somewhat obvious question is raised: why isn't OpenOffice already available by default on new PC's and Workstations?"

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  1. Because It's not easy to use by LBArrettAnderson · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Personally, I find OpenOffice very difficult to use. Perhaps it's all part of the "change" that is required with software changes, but I have spent hours using OpenOffice Draw, and I haven't been able to get very far using it. It's a very difficult program to use, and it doesn't seem to have the functionality that similar programs have.

    I'm sure all of the programs on OpenOffice have tons of features, but they seem to be hidden from the user, at least, most of the important features.

    The bottom line isn't the fact that it's open source/gpl/whatever, it's that the program just isn't easy to use.