This message is meant to be forwarded to Oracle management.
I'm sure by now we've all heard about MS taking a shot at OO. Criticism is
good, it makes us better. The surefire way to win is to simply address the
problem issues and make them go away.
OpenOffice could be the world standard very quickly if it solved what users
say is the number one barrier to widespread adoption. Slides 26 and 30 of
this presentation show that the feature OO users *themselves* most need is
complete compatibility with MS formats:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/1/11/Renaissance-status-2009-01-30_wiki.odp
Writer and Calc have better compatibility than ever before, however they
have not yet reached the "tipping point", and Impress has many remaining
issues. Ignore this compatibility problem, and remain a niche player.
Solve it, and very quickly win worldwide adoption. That simple.
Additional excellent real world feedback, well worth reading:
http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=5691592
Bill Stewart
Eseri CEO
http://Eseri.com/
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