On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:44:42 +1300 Michael Adams wrote: > On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:57:46 +0530 > Anand Khandewale wrote: > > > If the macros in openoffice are different than those in MS office > > and there are alreary applications developed for use in MS office, > > openoffice can not replace MS office. Normal user is not a > > programmer, who can write macros on his/ her own. So, till the time > > OO replaces MS office and macros are written for OO, a common user > > like myself would like to stay away from OO. Is that good enough for > > OO developers? > > > > You have made a point that i agree with. OpenOffice.org cannot replace > Microsoft Office. > > Why do i agree? Because if OpenOffice.org ever hopes to be better it > must be different, otherwise it is only ever an also-ran product > trying to mimic the real thing. It _has_ to be different to be better > - period. > > As for macros, somebody had the nous to write them in the first place. > Normal user does not want a VBA macro exactly, he want's something to > do task X. He does not care if the backend is VBA or Star Basic. And > many macros _are_ written for OO.o. > > If you have a given macro you wish replaced, someone on this list > could point you to a business that does just that. You could probably > get six macros done for the cost of License savings alone in a small > business. > > Consequently i do not concur with your conclusion that normal users > will not use OpenOffice.org. >
And i wonder if you are by reference accusing us OO.o users of not be ing normal? LOL -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
