A couple of months back I attempted to migrate a small business from MS Office XP to OpenOffice during a entire system replacement. Here's what I found out: "I don't understand this program. It doesn't do what it's supposed to." and "I can find... Where did it go?" and "This used to open up this way..." and "I used to have templates, what happened to them".
As someone who is fairly technically proficient, I have had NO trouble switching to OO/NeoOffice. But it seems that whoever I try to switch that is 1.used to MS and 2. Knows one or two programs that they use all day, cannot wrap their mind(s) around a new interface that accomplishes the same tasks (with everything in a different place, name and modus operandi).
This is not the only place I've tried this, but is the most recent example. The funny thing is people have had no problems in many cases switching form Office 97 to Office 2003 - which has enormous differences in UI and functionality.
Maybe it's brand recognition? I dunno. I just wish I could have ONE success at conversion. A lot of places can't really afford the cost of MS Office and are stuck w/ it because of the laymen at the desks. Blah Blah Blah...
Kevin Costner's "The Postman"
By far the most horrific movie ever made. And at 3 hours, Mr. Costner should not only be ashamed of himself, but should seriously think of getting a labotomy...
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A couple of months back I attempted to migrate a small business from MS Office XP to OpenOffice during a entire system replacement. Here's what I found out: "I don't understand this program. It doesn't do what it's supposed to." and "I can find... Where did it go?" and "This used to open up this way..." and "I used to have templates, what happened to them". As someone who is fairly technically proficient, I have had NO trouble switching to OO/NeoOffice. But it seems that whoever I try to switch that is 1.used to MS and 2. Knows one or two programs that they use all day, cannot wrap their mind(s) around a new interface that accomplishes the same tasks (with everything in a different place, name and modus operandi). This is not the only place I've tried this, but is the most recent example. The funny thing is people have had no problems in many cases switching form Office 97 to Office 2003 - which has enormous differences in UI and functionality. Maybe it's brand recognition? I dunno. I just wish I could have ONE success at conversion. A lot of places can't really afford the cost of MS Office and are stuck w/ it because of the laymen at the desks. Blah Blah Blah...
Japan ran out of space years ago?
Kevin Costner's "The Postman" By far the most horrific movie ever made. And at 3 hours, Mr. Costner should not only be ashamed of himself, but should seriously think of getting a labotomy...