Michael Adams wrote: > On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:05:33 -0400 > Fred A. Miller wrote: > > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> In George Ou's latest head-to-head test results, a slightly slimmed >> down version of OpenOffice.org still consumes far more system >> resources than Microsoft's feature-laden suite. >> >> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=480&tag=nl.e539 >> >> > > These tests come up from time to time and should always be seen in > perspective. Both use two different models. > > Microsoft Office > ================ > 1. Starts one application at a time > 2. Works on Microsoft Windows > > > OpenOffice.org > ============== > 1. Loads the core component to run all applications when the first is > loaded. Better integration between components is the desired objective. > 2. Is multi-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris) which includes > loading the java core for some aspects to run. Java itself is multi > platform. > > A comparison of resources used when copying and pasting from Excel to > Word, versus Calc to Writer on Windows, Mac, and Linux would also be > useful. I'm not saying OO.o would be faster than MSOffice but I feel it > would be a much closer contest. Oh, does MSOffice 2007 work on WINE on > Linux yet? > > Don't forget, MS has done in the past and apparently still doing, is using hidden API, that give their own apps better performance. Get rid of those hidden API and restrict MS Office to what others have to use and you might see different results. Also, how much of MS Office gets loaded at boot? Ever wonder why Windows is so slow to boot, compared to Linux? And by boot, I don't mean to the point where you can see the desktop. I mean to the point where you can actually do something.
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