My 2p.

Libre Office is ok but you can't say most users won't notice.

>From what I've seen, a large document with graphics & text boxes and tables
(i.e. just about every over-20 page document) created in Word is almost
impossible to open in Libre Office while retaining all the formatting,
spacing, etc. Even worse, try opening and saving as docx = disaster.

I believe Word, and to a lesser extent Excel, are the biggest thing that
keep casual users on MS over Linux. With some effort you can convince a
person to use Evolution/Thunderbird over Outlook, Calc over Excel, etc. But
when they can't open a basic 20-page report....

Crossover works brilliantly and seamlessly, and I think it's a tool that
even OSS enthusiasts should consider when trying Windows->Linux migration.

P.

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