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OpenOffice.org V3.0 Sets Download Record, 80% Windows

Posted by timothy on from the constant-companion dept.

thefickler writes "The newest version of OpenOffice, version 3.0, has set a download record in its first week of availability. Most surprising is the fact that over 80% of downloads were from Windows users. As one commentator noted, when it comes to a choice between almost identical software (e.g. Microsoft Office and OpenOffice), price is the determining factor."

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  1. Free vs "free". by Ostracus · · Score: -1, Troll

    "Most surprising is the fact that over 80% of downloads were from Windows users. As one commentator noted, when it comes to a choice between almost identical software (e.g. Microsoft Office and OpenOffice), price is the determining factor."

    So hows the contest between "free" and free

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  2. Re:"Almost Identical"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Do you have a point? And why is this modded "insightful" when it should be modded "inciteful"? We'll use your analogy, Mr. Troll: yes, a cordless phone and a cell phone provide a very similar end-user experience, some could argue they are identical, from the end-user perspective. Are you smart enough to see how that applies to OO and MSOffice, or do you need more sarcasm?

  3. The differences and implication. by Erris · · Score: -1, Troll
    1. M$ moved everything around in 2007, muscle memory now works against long term Word users who will be happier with OO's layout.
    2. Price.
    3. Freedom, freedom, freedom. Bitten several times by DOC, few people are going to be dumb enough to move to OOXML.

    World to M$, your Office cash cow is dead.

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