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if you actually TRIED to use OpenOffice and TRIED to dig in deeper into it's possibilities, you would find zero compatibility issues except for base/access part. and macros, that no one even with the small brain doesn't use.

but you didn't. what you did is to buy office 2008 for mac. congratulations.

how much did you pay? tell us please please, and than look at the figure and see what else could you buy for yourself/family/friend for that money.

by the way, openoffice ODF is ISO standard while ms OOXML is not (maybe in some states).
that means, you are compatibile and your business partners aren't.
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re-visit the revisiting  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/28/09
Non-IT staff don't want to dig...  Tom-Tech | 10/28/09
they don't want to...  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/28/09
$4000... 1 months payroll for support staff  mikefarinha | 10/28/09
Amen!  BillDem | 10/28/09
Partially right  fromthehip | 10/29/09
True- but if the company in question  unclefixer@... | 10/28/09
this is typical MS FUD  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/29/09
Typical fan boy rubbish  jdbukis@... | 10/29/09
So...  zkiwi | 10/29/09
You'd send a $1 million bid in .doc format?  Gerardo.Tasistro | 10/29/09
OO may have higher cost of administration???  iTeaBoy | 10/28/09
I strongly agree  aandruli@... | 10/28/09
How costly is this?  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
Administration...  wright_is | 10/29/09
It's called WSUS...  LiquidLearner | 10/29/09
I agree that non-IT staff don't want to dig...  20kwfence | 10/28/09
Office 97-2003 use the same doc formant  LiquidLearner | 10/29/09
for IT savey people  rcbarr83@... | 10/30/09
Read the Article again ..  stillgolfing | 10/28/09
oh, "only" 400 dolars  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/28/09
Eh? I found two stores selling it...  wolf_z | 10/28/09
FREE  1djk1 | 10/28/09
You get what you pay for...  wolf_z | 10/28/09
That's the beauty of Open Office!  rahbm | 10/28/09
"All who move to OO save money... Really?  wright_is | 10/29/09
Free is the last reason  LiquidLearner | 10/29/09
Likely Office Home and Student...  rx7racer | 10/29/09
Time IS Money  cseiders@... | 10/28/09
These cannot be considered a secondary consideration...  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
Wow~ using M$???!!!  Confused by religion | 10/28/09
I'll take that as a direct consequence of your...  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
Yeah, we heard you the first time.  Palmetto | 10/28/09
Not at all accurate  20kwfence | 10/28/09
Wash, rince, repeat.  Erroneous | 10/28/09
"Unsolicited commercial message" that's spam and this article is an example  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
You do know...  LiquidLearner | 10/29/09
Stay with Office Dan and leave it be.  D. T. Schmitz | 10/28/09
Does it matter?  Palmetto | 10/28/09
It is not compliant to it's own formats let alone ODF  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
So?  Palmetto | 10/28/09
Free?  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
The plug-in is free.  Palmetto | 10/28/09
You only get it after paying MS  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
@ Palmetto - Don't bother  NStalnecker | 10/28/09
@NStalnecker: I will not!  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
NStalnecker,  Palmetto | 10/28/09
Too bad you still feed each other...  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
Did you not read the post?  NStalnecker | 10/28/09
Taken from his previously referred to article verbatim...  D. T. Schmitz | 10/29/09
Well  NStalnecker | 10/29/09
He has every right. But that wasn't the question I put to him.  D. T. Schmitz | 10/29/09
So much for document standards.  bjbrock | 10/28/09
wow  xicanonaztlanca | 10/28/09
Agreed...  Mike (not Cox) | 10/28/09
Agree too, but  Economister | 10/28/09
question  xicanonaztlanca | 10/28/09
yes: apt-get a life  Aussie_Troll | 10/29/09
Just curious  LiquidLearner | 10/29/09
yes and brainwashing is ok  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/28/09
brainwashing?  xicanonaztlanca | 10/28/09
I think it is funny  Ole Man | 10/28/09
being a market leader is not a problem by itself  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/29/09
Monopoly in Office Suites  aep528 | 10/29/09
Cain and Abel...  rx7racer | 10/29/09
had the same issue - compatibility  a.barry@... | 10/28/09
'Export to PDF' is your friend  iTeaBoy | 10/28/09
So do Word and Excel.  Palmetto | 10/28/09
What do you do when you get a document your version of MS Ofice can't read?  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
Keep beating that drum.  Palmetto | 10/28/09
Use a X format to send to A, format Y to send to B... What a nightmare!  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
Free add-in.... after you've paid for the software  iTeaBoy | 10/28/09
Huh?  Palmetto | 10/28/09
Yes, more non-trivial configuration setting for the user to fiddle with...  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
Define 'non-trivial',  Palmetto | 10/28/09
From your post above, where you say you use different formats for different  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
I'm sorry,  Palmetto | 10/28/09
That's the beauty of the "Edit Message" button...  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
In the free World everything is different...  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
Huh??  iTeaBoy | 10/28/09
free add-in from MS for Office 2007  1djk1 | 10/28/09
.. so does everything else on the mac  a.barry@... | 10/28/09
I've wondered about that  Palmetto | 10/28/09
my main worry would be viruses.  a.barry@... | 10/28/09
cute PDF is free  debo666 | 10/28/09
PDF is useless...  wright_is | 10/29/09
only one issue stupidity  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/28/09
Knowledge  Viva la crank dodo | 10/28/09
Have fun Dan...  zkiwi | 10/28/09
Compatibility issues with MS Office  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
OK, I'll bite  joshandrebekah | 10/28/09
Ubuntu is my favorite and...  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
Issue with OpenOffice is Performance  John.Martin@... | 10/28/09
Agreed  NStalnecker | 10/28/09
Flame on!  NStalnecker | 10/28/09
"Teacher says,  Palmetto | 10/28/09
RE: Revisiting the topic of Office versus OpenOffice.Org  jkohut | 10/28/09
A very nice response  joshandrebekah | 10/28/09
The problem with standards...  wright_is | 10/29/09
The weakness of e-mail and the blogosphere  Dr_Zinj | 10/28/09
So you don't have compatibility problems between office versions?  D. W. Bierbaum | 10/28/09
Sad to keep feeding the Microsoft bank account  jorjitop | 10/28/09
Inertia is a pretty powerful force. No text.  Palmetto | 10/28/09
RE: Revisiting the topic of Office versus OpenOffice.Org  mcm@... | 10/28/09
RE: Revisiting the topic of Office versus OpenOffice.Org  lberry1@... | 10/28/09
Dan Kusnetzky's article re: Open vs MS Office  sanctusmedia@... | 10/28/09
RE: Revisiting the topic of Office versus OpenOffice.Org  wjorth@... | 10/28/09
LOL - "It is nice to know that so many know in detail our needs, the...  socialism=nowhere | 10/28/09
Wow, too many freetards, and a message for Dan  nilotpal_c | 10/28/09
RE: Revisiting the topic of Office versus OpenOffice.Org  bigpicture | 10/28/09
RE: Revisiting the topic of Office versus OpenOffice.Org  ftr | 10/28/09
RE: Revisiting the topic of Office versus OpenOffice.Org  Privateofcourse @... | 10/28/09
RE: Revisiting the topic of Office versus OpenOffice.Org  Loverock Davidson | 10/28/09
We don't need to dicredit him...  The Mentalist | 10/28/09
someone ban this loverock idiot  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/29/09
You want to know what I think?  Stellardyne | 10/28/09
As shocking as it may be......  Economister | 10/28/09
RE: Revisiting the topic of Office versus OpenOffice.Org  OmarShraim | 10/28/09
Ideology versus facts  tonymcs@... | 10/28/09
It's the worlds fault!  crazydanr@... | 10/28/09
RE: Revisiting the topic of Office versus OpenOffice.Org  Stovies | 10/28/09
FUD and officeshots.org  dontfear | 10/29/09
In effect you ended up needing both  stevey_d | 10/29/09
Open Office has ISO standard for their format  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/29/09
Market rules.  nick.holmes | 10/29/09
my life is fine, thanks  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/29/09
Well...  zkiwi | 10/29/09
Dan is obviously working for MS marketing  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/29/09
and by the way....  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/29/09
RE: Revisiting the topic of Office versus OpenOffice.Org  45north | 10/29/09

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