Just for the record.
MS's New Office package has been reviewed many times
and ALL of the reviews I have read that are not paid by MS
has stated that it will be hard for a current user of MS's office to
find what they expect on the new version - rearanged the enitre
menu structure and made it memory/processor hog as well.
That is why, I believe, that many businesses, schools, and government
agencies
are switching to OOo. First you have to pay for the new software, next you
will have to pay for the training. If you switch to OOo, all you have to do
is pay for the training.
NOW, after OOo had its Open Document Format declared an Iternational ISO
standard, MS is trying to have its propriatory "Open" format declared the
ISO standard.
Since no other software uses MS's open format standard, MS wants to force it
on the
International community as the "new" standard that all other companies
"must" comply to.
I have MS Office 2003, since I have people who will not change.
But I use Open Office 99% of the time now.
If you have a choice
choosing Open Office is the better one
since you save the most be switching to it.
Also since MS is trying to use its "muscles" to force
there way, they need to be told by the users we are fed up with their
tactics.
----- Original Message -----
From: "M Henri Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [users] [moderated] Unistalling OOo
I have had different versions of OOo on my computer for some time, but like
Oscar Garcia I am a new user, as I continued to use MS Office by default.
This last week I have found myself using Ubuntu instead of Windows, which
has compelled me to make use of OOo, with which, generally speaking, I am
very pleased, even if there remains room for improvement. I think Oscar
and,
in particular, Dave Barton in his careful reply to Mike Rogers have hit
the
nail squarely on the head - a potential user has the responsibility of
investigating what OOo can and cannot do, just as with any other programme
choice. The information available on the various fora devoted to
OpenOffice
are, in this context, of great help....
But I think Doug Thompson misunderstands the issue when he ironically
offers
Mike a refund of his costs for OOo. The costs involved in choosing and
using
a programme are not limited to the purchase costs for a so-called
'license'.
To my mind, they relate most importantly to the time and effort that a
user
devotes to learning and using the programme. I agree that the manner in
which Mike reacted to his difficulties with the programme left a great
deal
to be desired, but to dismiss these difficulties with a sarcastic remark
about a 'refund' is unlikely to lead to greater understanding on Mike's
part, or to improvement in future versions of OOo....
Henri
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