I would like to believe that the strength of the open software movement is not such a limited resource that development can only occur on one or the other.
As a Gobe employee I've been convinced for sometime that Open Office was not a competitor but an ally - the only thing missing to really prove this is a migration to XML for a common file format.
As noted GP and OO (and others:) each have their strengths - with easy interchange of data this is a reason to consider leaving MS Office. I don't believe that in general people say "Oh! I have too many good choices - it's so confusing - I better spend more money and not think about it."
I think an entire tribe of 200-500 lb Gorillas has a better chance at long term success than a single 800 lb Gorilla.
Well I can't speak for the other Office packages but we started from Scratch with all the experience garned from doing ClarisWorks, and AppleWorks GS before that. Our goal has never been to create an office clone. We started with a blank sheet - not a running copy of each of the Office apps.
-Tom
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I would like to believe that the strength of the open software movement is not such a limited resource that development can only occur on one or the other.
:) each have their strengths - with easy interchange of data this is a reason to consider leaving MS Office. I don't believe that in general people say "Oh! I have too many good choices - it's so confusing - I better spend more money and not think about it."
As a Gobe employee I've been convinced for sometime that Open Office was not a competitor but an ally - the only thing missing to really prove this is a migration to XML for a common file format.
As noted GP and OO (and others
I think an entire tribe of 200-500 lb Gorillas has a better chance at long term success than a single 800 lb Gorilla.
Well I can't speak for the other Office packages but we started from Scratch with all the experience garned from doing ClarisWorks, and AppleWorks GS before that. Our goal has never been to create an office clone. We started with a blank sheet - not a running copy of each of the Office apps. -Tom