[Oreo]

Anyone else here got OpenOffice ?, How well do you rate it in compariosn to Microsoft office. (If you havnt gto OpenOffice skip to paragraph 2, if you have, skip Paragraph 2).

Ok so heres Paragraph 2 . OpenOffice is a open source based Office program similar to Microsoft office (hence the above question), It has the equivalent to word, excel, powerpoint ect ect. One difference is its totally FREE. It can be found here > OpenOffice.org: Home < and yes... for all you silly MAC users theres one called NeoOffice for OSX it can be found here > NeoOffice Home <. Ok so neither have the fancy look of later Office 2003 and 2007, but they have similar functionality, and even some more complicated parameters that Office doesnt deliver.

Small download at 94MB aswell, remember this is FREE to download, FREE to use, and FREE to distribute.

How do you rate it ?

[Apokalipse]

I prefer not to arbitrarily assign numerical values to subjective issues or ideas.

However, I do use OpenOffice, and it does a fine job.

[Oreo]

Originally Posted by Apokalipse

I prefer not to arbitrarily assign numerical values to subjective issues or ideas.

Now put that into a language I can understand please. Thanks.

[Sui]

What? you mean you have to pay for MS office?!

Originally Posted by Apokalipse

I prefer not to arbitrarily assign numerical values to subjective issues or ideas.

However, I do use OpenOffice, and it does a fine job.

I don't think he means for you to give it a numerical value, but rather talk about what you like/dislike between the two.

I've never used OpenOffice, so I can't compare the two. One day maybe I'll install it, but not today.

[Oreo]

Its a unfancified version of Microsoft Office .

[Sui]

.... that was a joke about piracy

[macdude425]

OpenOffice Writer gets 11/10
OpenOffice Spreadsheet gets 8/10
OpenOffice Impress gets 6/10
OpenOffice Math gets 9/10

I think that's all the pieces of OpenOffice. Overall, it gets a 8.5/10

[Keyboard Cowboy]

When I got a client that can not afford a copy of MS Office, I install Open Office on their computer.

There is nothing new about this. OpenOffice as been around for a very long time.

[nosbusch2005]

It does what it's supposed to do. And it's free. 10/10

[hmammen]

I never bother with MS office when ever i get a new computer or hdd, i just download open office, works just a good and of course its free, and not microsoft
( I have given enough of my money to them).