On 2006-03-19, Jonathon Coombes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 19/03/2006, at 4:32 PM, Chad Smith wrote: >> >> Since OpenOffice.org *is* the updated free version of the >> StarOffice from >> the late 1990s - it is fair to use the same name for both products.
> I can see why you would suggest that argument, but the issue I have > with that is that the original StarOffice which was released was very > different to the OpenOffice.org that is in use now. Before you make > the comment that is was based on the late 1990's, the case study > talks about converting to MS Office in 2005, not in 1990's, which is > their comparison. As you say, they may simply group them together, > but I would say that OpenOffice.org in 2005 was very different to > StarOffice 5.2 as a product. Indeed. Star Office back then still used the "Star Desktop" model, unlike any version of OpenOffice.org -- John ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
