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Reason? I'm not about to shell out a lot of money just to have the Microsoft brand name when a free alternative does everything I need it to do.

All I do is write papers for classes (college student here). OpenOffice.org allows me to do just that, and nobody knows or cares that I'm not using Word.

So - Word is a big loss, while OpenOffice.org is no loss for me. Of course, this may vary based on the customer, as businesses will need to consider training and installation costs, but for the individual it's a no-brainer.
Posted by: CobraA1   Posted on: 10/14/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I use it  CobraA1 | 10/14/05
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Here here  Boot_Agnostic | 10/14/05
Was that a joke?  nucrash | 10/14/05
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Ummm... No  nucrash | 10/14/05
One involves a security risk  nucrash | 10/14/05
Funny...  Linux User 147560 | 10/13/05
What about start-up time?  dragontiger | 10/14/05
They forgot the most significant change!  CobraA1 | 10/14/05
RE:  markbn | 10/14/05
Training costs and the future of office suites?  CobraA1 | 10/14/05
RE:  markbn | 10/14/05
The current look of OpenOffice 1.1.x is great! Clean, unclutered.  DonnieBoy | 10/15/05
What???  markbn | 10/15/05
Training costs and the future of office suites?  thetargos | 10/14/05
Another option: DEMAND open standards like Massachusettes.  DonnieBoy | 10/15/05
Use WordPad for memos  markbn | 10/15/05

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