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Training costs and the future of office suites?

There ought to be a new ZDNet article - on the training costs of the new office suites.

Think about it:

-Microsoft has totally revamped the way Microsoft Office is going to look. This is mostly as a response to the feature creep problem Office has, and based on the fact that most of the suggestions for Office are for features that already exist, but for some reason their customers couldn't find.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5873597.html

While this is an excellent move to solve their problem, a significant change will mean significant training costs for businesses that wish to upgrade. The approach is not without risks.

-OpenOffice.org, on the other hand, is releasing a new version that will be more complete and more compatible with Microsoft Office than ever before. OpenOffice.org retains an interface that is similar to older versions of Microsoft Office, which may be more familiar and require less training.

Not only that, but OpenOffice.org 2.0 will come with their long-awaited answer to Microsoft Access, and being free software, can casily be bought home for those who do some work at home.

So - what do you think? Will training costs factor heavily into the decision of Office 12 vs OpenOffice 2? Will it be enough to make businesses switch? Is the improved compatibility good enough for power users yet?

I look forward to answers and discussion.

Posted by: CobraA1   Posted on: 10/14/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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