On 15/03/11 06:29, Stefan Weigel wrote:
LibreOffice is great software and there are many good reasons to
choose it. LibreOffice does not need to always compare itself to
Microsoft Office. But, if someone compares LibreOffice to Microsoft
products, then it should be compared to Word, Excel and Powerpoint
But those components (with Outlook) are what the VAST majority of users
actually USE. Access is relatively uncommon as are all the rest of the
modules available.
Even Office Professional Plus 2010, the top version only contains Word,
Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, Access, InfoPath,
SharePoint Workspace and Communicator.
Of those modules, the VAST majority of people will only use a
combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Access tends to be
quite a specialist application, Sharepoint is only of use if you have
access to a Sharepoint server, Publisher is becoming (thankfully) less
and less used as you can do most things in Word instead, and
Communicator seems a bit of a gimmich, as you can replicate its
functions with many other pices of software.
From the Communicator website:
Office Communicator 2007 R2 provides a streamlined communications
experience and offers easy connectivity for users no matter where they
are or what communications method they choose. With rich presence
awareness, software-powered voice capabilities, enterprise-class instant
messaging (IM), multi-party audio, video and desktop sharing, and
integration with Microsoft Office 2007 applications, you can connect and
collaborate from any location that has Internet connectivity.
All that can be done without Office.
So I think that it is perfectly sound to compare LO with MO - certainly
for the average user.
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