On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 08:21:55 -1000 "W. Wayne Liauh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been frequently challenged as to why I am so stubborn about > WordPerfect and "ignoring" StarOffice/OpenOffice. It is very > difficult for me to explain the reason w/o further inviting the > wraths. But there was an article in Wall Street Journal which may > somewhat explain why: > > > > ==================================================================== > The Wall Street Journal > MOSSBERG'S MAILBOX > By WALTER S. MOSSBERG > July 25, 2002 > [snip] > > In the case of StarOffice, which is essentially identical to the free > OpenOffice, you are given a family license that covers five PCs. But > I reviewed the new 6.0 version of StarOffice (equivalent to the 1.0 > version of OpenOffice) recently and found it too complicated, quirky > and buggy to be a reliable replacement for Microsoft Office for > mainstream, nontechnical users (read the review). > [snip] Wayne, I am somewhat familiar with your ongoing quest regarding WordPerfect and your opinion of potential substitutes. I find the included WSJ article interesting but it does little to explain, in detail, specific issues/problems with StarOffice/OpenOffice encountered by you or Mr. Mossberg. Do have a free cite to the acutal review by Mr. Mossberg? I am interested in where the alternatives to WordPerfect fail, in your or his opinion. Is it due to not performing as specified, don't have the required features, don't work like WordPerfect, the user not being familiar with the applications, or some other _______ (fill in the blank)? "Too complicated, quirky and buggy" does not provide much insight. -- Gary 9:24am up 121 days, 7:51, 6 users, load average: 0.08, 0.02, 0.01
