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OpenOffice.org 3.0 Wants to Compete with Outlook

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the don't-we-all dept.

jason writes "At the OpenOffice.org 2007 conference about a month ago there was a presentation on what to expect in the next major milestone for their Microsoft Office competitor. "The presentation mentions bundling Thunderbird with their Office Suite, and refers to it as an 'Outlook replacement.' This is all assuming that Thunderbird recently losing two of its main developers doesn't affect the decision, because I'm sure OpenOffice wants to ensure that Thunderbird will continue to progress before including it." This probably won't sway large corporations away from using Microsoft Office, but it could make it more intriguing for the smaller businesses that are looking to cut some costs."

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  1. Re:You gotta be kidding. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    You gotta be kidding. Compete with Word? Word is without a doubt the crappiest part of the MS Office suite, and far worse than Writer, WordPerfect, or even a 7 year old copy of Ami Pro.

  2. Re:How About A Complete Office System by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Also: free/open source software tends to have a wider range of support options and online resources.
    • The Office Geek - You know the guy that reminds of you of the SNL skit. His response is usually, "Have you RTFM?", so we try...
    • An open source forum - You get 20 replies of, "Just RTFM", and 15 more telling you about other solutions that a friend of your Linux using grandmother found, and 10 replies telling you that you should drop any system that wants to compete with MS. so you try...
    • The Usenet - You find 300 ads for "Busty Teen Cheerleader Incest with Dogs" and a flamewar about VI and EMACS and the 2 actual replies that say, "RTFM", so you finally go back to...
    • The manual - Checking to see if you missed anything you find, "This section to be completed soon", and "Please consult the xxx forum and KB for information about this topic, so, since you already tried the forum you go to the...
    • KB - Only to find "This section to be completed soon."

    Yeah, there are a thousand paths up Mount Fuji, and they all lead to the top.

    All roads lead to Amber.

    There are a thousand avenues of support for OSS, but they all lead to some jackass that says, "RTFM" and the TFM that was never completed, because coders don't give a shit about end user docs.