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| Time: 12:30 EST/17:30 GMT | News Source: NewsFactor | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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OpenOffice.org is a two-year-old project, the result of more than a dozen volunteers' efforts to create a software suite that contains a word processor , spreadsheet, presentation program, graphics app and database. The project has its roots in StarDivision, a German company that originally authored the StarOffice software suite. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) rival Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) purchased StarDivision in 1999 and released StarOffice 5.2 in June 2000, while also turning over its code to the OpenOffice.org group of developers. Now, in a turning of the tables, OpenOffice.org's efforts are at the core of Sun's most recent StarOffice 6.0 release. | ||
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| #1 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/13/2002 1:34:01 PM |
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bas - Why not just use Microsoft Wordpad?
Most people I know don't need any more functionality than that provides. You can write letters, reports, everything. It comes free with Windows. And if you need to do calculations, there is a built-in calculator. For $4 more you can get a pad of paper and a pen. |
| #2 By 7390 (63.211.44.114) at 11/13/2002 1:58:37 PM |
| #3 Sodablue, that would be too complicated |
| #3 By 6859 (204.71.100.217) at 11/13/2002 2:09:51 PM |
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bas, it's not about the gazillion features anymore (that was the case, but on longer); it's about quality (Office has the quality, and so far nothing else does.) OpenOffice isn't there yet.
Oh, and just so you know, using kewl acronyms like "NBM" doens't make you 1337 or kewl, but just makes you look like a schill. |
| #4 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/13/2002 3:21:04 PM |
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bas - "No, I don't mean as basic as MS Wordpad. "
Why not? Do people really need pagination? Do they need auto-indents? Do they footnotes, table of contents and so on? Nope, that's all just unnecessary junk for writing a letter to grandma. They just need to change fonts, do underlining, bolding... format paragraphs and maybe insert pictures or do bulleted lists. So WordPad is a perfectly viable solution for 90% of the population! |
| #5 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/13/2002 3:23:15 PM |
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trekkie68 - Well no, actually I'm being sarcastic.
Personally I think people should be aware Wordpad exists. Secondly, I think they should be aware of alternatives. Thirdly, I think people should be allowed to make up their own minds instead of having a handful of geeks who like open sores software force a decision upon them. |
| #6 By 2960 (156.80.64.132) at 11/13/2002 4:01:54 PM |
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#6,
That's true, as long as it is working right. Office is a NIGHTMARE to troubleshoot sometimes, and in a lot of cases you just can't fix it. You uninstall, scrub, and reinstall. Office is 80GB of stuff packed into every corner, crevice and whatever it can get it's hands on. TL |
| #7 By 7390 (63.211.44.114) at 11/13/2002 4:17:25 PM |
| #13 Techlarry, that sounds more like Real Player |
| #8 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 11/13/2002 5:16:24 PM |
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The first thing OpenOffice.org should do is change its name. OpenOffice.org is a foolish name for a software product. It works well as a domain name, but not for a software product.
The expression 'not there yet' is rather interesting to me. It seems to give the connotation that arrival is immenent. It seems to imply that 'there' is just over the horizon. Here's my view on that with respect to OpenOffice.org. If I walk out of my front door and walk down the block, it is true that I'm not there yet when there means arriving in Moscow, Russia. Since walking across the United States, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, and Eastern Russia, isn't very likely, I don't think saying that I'm 'not there yet' is too appropriate. In like manner, I don't think it is appropriate to say that OpenOffice.org 'isn't there yet' in a contest with Microsoft Office. Further I don't think it appropriate to say that OpenOffice.org 'isn't there yet' with respect to filling the basic needs small or medium or large businesses, universities, colleges, or even a tech savvy home users. I think it would be correct to say that 'it is looking at the right road', but that's about all OpenOffice.org deserves at present. I tested out OpenOffice.org about two months ago and have drawn my conclusions based on that experience. |
| #9 By 3653 (63.162.177.140) at 11/13/2002 5:38:00 PM |
| trekkie68, why don't you develop a better product and give "M$" the shaft YOURSELF. No one is stopping you. But instead, you pine away wasting our time with posts born out of your envy. |
| #10 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 11/13/2002 8:59:50 PM |
| You shouldn't blame the company if people continue to buy the company's products. If there are 600 million licensed versions of Windows in use in the world, then I'd say if there is blame to be had it is the licensees'. |
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