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Open Office is a very usable product. It is different than
Microsoft Office that many are familiar with, and there can be problems reading files with lots of complicated formatting. Well, you can read them, but it does not look the same as with Office. And, that is why Microsoft will have to be dragged kicking and screaming to implement the Open Document format. But, smart people like Massachusettes are calling Microsofts bluff. The work is a changin.

And, it has been a long time since you had to use a command line with Linux. A grandmother could use Linux and never leave the graphical environment.
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Well, yes, this does raise the level  Boot_Agnostic | 10/20/05
No, this will help Word Perfect and Smart Suite.  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
Coexist maybe  Boot_Agnostic | 10/20/05
That makes no sense  balsover | 10/20/05
Coexist in the Market place, not individual desktops.  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
It depends...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/21/05
Predicting the past  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
hardly it will put wp out to pasture  IceTheNet@... | 10/20/05
Neither Here nor There  Sheeva | 10/21/05
Will be more competition ...  Too Old For IT | 10/20/05
Raise it it dues...  Jazhawk | 10/20/05
Open Office is a very usable product. It is different than  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
W00t and ...  nucrash | 10/20/05
OpenOffice celebrates turning 2.0  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
Not a stretch at all.  Letophoro | 10/20/05
I have  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
Partially correct  voska | 10/20/05
Businesses don't need to standardize on MS Office.  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
Lots of things businesses don't need to do  voska | 10/20/05
Well, hopefully the smart businesses will use OpenOffice to pressure  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
Or buy MS Office and make it the standard  Boot_Agnostic | 10/21/05
A flaming fig  symbaline | 10/20/05
and funnyily enough  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
Nope  Tim Patterson | 10/20/05
Good for you  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
Also good for the masses of employees.  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
No they don't  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
Wrong  George Jay | 10/20/05
Yes they do.  symbaline | 10/20/05
Heh, guess you've never worked in an office then....  Scrat | 10/20/05
Your post doesn't support your point  IT_User | 10/20/05
Yes, I have used Office, and being used to OpenOffice, it is rather clumsey  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
At the risk of repeating myself...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/21/05
Haven't tried it recently, but ..  MyLord | 10/21/05
Compatibility  dmaster | 10/31/05
OpenOffice 1.1x was already all you needed for the masses.  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
No it wasn't  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
Like what?  NemesisNL | 10/20/05
Open Office  kirish43 | 10/26/05
Installation  LoCal | 10/26/05
The average employee needs BASIC word processing. Get a publishing package  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
Says who?  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
Most people have jobs that do not require them to create fancy documents.  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
A European controlled study, for one  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
2 Flaws with this study  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
Excellent, LD  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
Don't forget the genetic fallacy!  CobraA1 | 10/21/05
All the businesses you've worked at  IT_User | 10/20/05
Anyone can talk bs  AmusedAtItAll | 10/27/05
OpenOffice Capabilities  brble | 10/20/05
If you're anything like me  voska | 10/20/05
This surprises you?  dharding | 10/20/05
Now you understand why Microsoft will have to be dragged kicking and  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
Nice line!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
Try the later versions  Kenwdw | 10/20/05
OO 2.0  Sheeva | 10/21/05
Outlook? Ever Heard of It? OO Has ??  PMC-CON | 10/20/05
Is an email client worth $300??  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
Many Think So ...  PMC-CON | 10/20/05
Go GroupWise  msh9475 | 10/20/05
DId 35 Million Choose It?  PMC-CON | 10/20/05
The classic reply  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/21/05
never used outlook  Scott W | 10/21/05
Outlook? Open Office?  coover | 10/21/05
Outlook/Office Integration good.  DalyDose | 10/20/05
Which is why...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/21/05
Now stop that,  Boot_Agnostic | 10/21/05
Alternative to LookOut?  Sabz5150 | 10/20/05
Desparate to Win A Point?  PMC-CON | 10/20/05
Sheesh  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
Don't know Outlook from Outlook Express  PMC-CON | 10/20/05
Different strokes  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
I guess you like to like to spread viruses  IceTheNet@... | 10/21/05
If that's the case...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/21/05
Sensationalism , stretch ,,,  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 10/20/05
"Yours Truly" is a term refering to one's self.  The King's Servant | 10/20/05
Re: A big Stretch?  yyuko@... | 10/20/05
You should try it before you pass judgement  balsover | 10/20/05
STFU astroturfer  Anti_Zealot | 10/20/05
I agree... the anti MS FUD is at record levels  rock06r | 10/21/05
Care to back up your statement?  IT_User | 10/21/05
General truths apply  chrismar | 10/21/05
Try the old-fashion reading FTTT instead of the double-click culture...  MrGrave | 10/24/05
Developers  jjanks | 10/20/05
Great Job!  Tim Patterson | 10/20/05
Alert!! Another tool to reduce costs of the OS and Office Suites.  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
Another interesting point, Sun only paid $73.5 million!!!  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
According to Sun  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
MS Office customers: ASK MICROSOFT TO SUPPORT OPEN DOCUMENT  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
I'm surprised you would endorse this  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
I think we can agree here. Free and open competition on the merits is good  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
Monkey trap  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
What planet do you live on?  symbaline | 10/20/05
I'm surprised you even tried...  Anti_Zealot | 10/20/05
I see you changed your mind on Office Suites  osreinstall | 10/20/05
No, Office Suites will be with us for some time to come.  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
Office suites will be with us period.  osreinstall | 10/20/05
There is already plenty of bandwidth to run a remote user interface.  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
Not even close.  osreinstall | 10/20/05
Why should we?  balsover | 10/20/05
Get a Clue  John_inSeattle@... | 10/20/05
Clueless...  balsover | 10/20/05
Clairification  IceTheNet@... | 10/21/05
The point is that if customers were to demand Open Document format,  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
MS cannot support it.  osreinstall | 10/21/05
not quite  Scott W | 10/21/05
It would have to be modified.  osreinstall | 10/21/05
Remarkable  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/21/05
Did you read the license?  osreinstall | 10/21/05
RE: LGPL  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/21/05
You have the wrong DLLs  osreinstall | 10/21/05
ODF Demand Petition  garyedwards@... | 10/20/05
OK, L.D ... I'll byte ...  Linux_4u! | 10/20/05
blah blah blah  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
No ....  Linux_4u! | 10/20/05
Yes  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
hahaha  Scott W | 10/21/05
Name it then....  NemesisNL | 10/20/05
I already did  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
Openoffice has quite advanced features  Sabz5150 | 10/20/05
But none of these things you mention  IT_User | 10/20/05
Advanced features  Anti_Zealot | 10/20/05
Be Concrete  LGLisle | 10/21/05
you've never used OOo before...  Scott W | 10/21/05
What Advanced features  wexwimpy@... | 10/21/05
people need what?  sandbagger | 10/20/05
sad freak  Scott W | 10/21/05
UNO is not needed  jjanks | 10/20/05
Thanks ...  Linux_4u! | 10/20/05
Law office ...  Too Old For IT | 10/20/05
The Attorney's that I deal with  balsover | 10/20/05
I was thinking the same thing  IT_User | 10/20/05
What is "Smart" PDF?  The King's Servant | 10/20/05
Hmmm  balsover | 10/20/05
I think his point was MS only tie down.  The King's Servant | 10/20/05
His point  balsover | 10/20/05
Difficult to add OpenDocument to MSOffice?  Otto_Delete | 10/20/05
I doubt it's that difficult  CobraA1 | 10/20/05
OpenDoc plugin for MS Office just released  Otto_Delete | 10/20/05
Ummm  IT Scion | 10/20/05
Now I've heard it all!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/20/05
"left in the dust," meaning...  The King's Servant | 10/20/05
Talk about double talk  IT Scion | 10/21/05
Not programmers lacking capability  KOR_Hian_Loon@... | 10/24/05
Don't be surprised ...  Eggs Ackley_z | 10/20/05
It would be simple to add Open Document format, it is just that MS does NOT  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
If They Can't Master HTML, How Could They Ever Do XML?  garyedwards@... | 10/20/05
Dang, Gary  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
Worst Nightmare  garyedwards@... | 10/20/05
Nicer easy to read design helps to sell low quality products at higher $.  Vily Clay | 10/20/05
I've been using OpenOffice 2.0 RC1 and RC2 for a few weeks  George Jay | 10/20/05
Getting the picture  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
VERY ACCURATE POST  Can you hear me | 10/20/05
Not very accurate post...  Scrat | 10/24/05
Microsoft to copy OpenOffice  David Hamilton | 10/20/05
Message has been deleted.  dharding | 10/20/05
I don't have  IT Scion | 10/20/05
Don't know about that one...adding ALL that MS Office  Laff | 10/20/05
Yea  IT Scion | 10/20/05
Perhaps but just how many actually use that stuff?  Laff | 10/20/05
Seriously?  IT Scion | 10/20/05
Well if you say so...but i don't see it being used period.  Laff | 10/20/05
You can't honestly  IT Scion | 10/20/05
Seriously...I don't even have a solid idea of what that  Laff | 10/20/05
Wow...sry..I seem shocked  IT Scion | 10/20/05
Datum  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
Ditto, almost  IT_User | 10/20/05
I agree these functions are needed  uno@... | 10/24/05
Doubt they're over-rated  IT_User | 10/20/05
Would you please quit sensoring posts  IceTheNet@... | 10/21/05
Yugo has new tires, serious threat to Corvette  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/20/05
So should we buy a corvette for every employee?  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
No, but...  balsover | 10/20/05
The Corvette also had the highest death rate a few years ago, so, I would  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
With the current and future price of gas...I'd hold back  Laff | 10/20/05
Equating cost with performance or quality  IT_User | 10/20/05
That was pretty funny, NATG  mlindl | 10/20/05
OpenOffice 2 all you need  robinbare | 10/20/05
Muscle Car Gas Guzzler or Hybrid?  grant_f_smith | 10/20/05
Corvettes are toys!  B.O.F.H. | 10/20/05
Enjoy your ride in the back seat of the Corvette  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
Yugo wins every time  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
Looka the silly boys argue a Yugo is a better car.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/20/05
Well, a Honda Civic sure beats a Corvette.  DonnieBoy | 10/20/05
I'm certain female Vette owners think your wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/20/05
Oh, I can show you a Civic that will waste a Vette  Sabz5150 | 10/20/05
'Vette a good analogy for MS Office  Eggs Ackley_z | 10/20/05
Nope new tires just mean better gas milage.  Laff | 10/20/05
How's the "ride" in the Vette's back seat?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
Someone has no CLUE what they are talking about.  dbpaladine | 10/21/05
Whistling past the grave yard  Chad_z | 10/21/05
No longer a one horse race ...  George Mitchell | 10/20/05
The real shame  IT Scion | 10/20/05
The journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step.  Laff | 10/20/05
Ah but  IT Scion | 10/20/05
True...true....:)  Laff | 10/20/05
What are these?  IT_User | 10/20/05
I do  IT Scion | 10/20/05
Okay, but what are they?  IT_User | 10/20/05
Becaaue it seamlessly works with Back Office and others...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/20/05
No I haven't  IT_User | 10/21/05
Being dependent on MS Server infrastructure  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/21/05
Nice parody  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
Actually  IT Scion | 10/20/05
Ah, you mean MathML  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/21/05
Not that kind of formula  uno@... | 10/24/05
Unless the party has hold outs  Boot_Agnostic | 10/20/05
Hobson's Choice  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/20/05
There is no such thing as a lock in. Put it to the test.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/20/05
I'll bite  Sabz5150 | 10/21/05
All Too True, Example? Intel...  dbpaladine | 10/21/05
Loverock Davidson - A question or two.  Palmyra | 10/20/05
An answer or two  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
Why don't you answer the questions? (NT)  widge_z | 10/20/05
I did, read it again (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
No you didn't...  widge_z | 10/20/05
Yes I did  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
so, do you work for microsoft?  makhand | 10/20/05
Did you used to be a politician?  zdn@... | 10/20/05
look below  Scott W | 10/21/05
Actually, yes, I do.  CobraA1 | 10/20/05
too bad  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/05
Of course not  IT_User | 10/20/05
I don't have to take your word for it.  CobraA1 | 10/21/05
look up look up  Scott W | 10/21/05
Loverock Davidson you're an idiot for that reply.  dbpaladine | 10/21/05
one or two will suffice  Scott W | 10/21/05
Were You Thinking of Drivel as You Dribbled? (nt)  PMC-CON | 10/20/05
Does anyone know...  dsentman@... | 10/20/05
OOo equation editor is OK.  CobraA1 | 10/20/05
i like it  makhand | 10/20/05
Thanks to both of you, guys...  dsentman@... | 10/20/05
I downloaded and checked out...  dsentman@... | 10/22/05
The Relational Database Doesn't Work  grant_f_smith | 10/20/05
you get what you pay for  balsover | 10/20/05
Have you ever used OpenOffice 2 Base  gschultz | 10/20/05
Yes I Have Used It....Gshultz  grant_f_smith | 10/20/05
MS Access wreaks!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/20/05
You meant "reeks," right?  feskridge@... | 10/20/05
By the way, send me a Dbase in OO2  grant_f_smith | 10/20/05
Base works fine  doctordawg | 10/22/05
The Relational Database DOES Work  Roger_Jennings | 10/24/05
Great news!  opensourcepro | 10/20/05
Yawn.  Poser | 10/20/05
Wake Up! The Same Factor that made you  grant_f_smith | 10/20/05
no joke  daver_z | 10/20/05
No, the reason he put OO2 on Linux, No MS Office availible.  dbpaladine | 10/21/05
Not bad, but  IT_User | 10/20/05
Cost is a factor  glocks out | 10/20/05
OpenOffice 2.1 Please include ...  Ngallendou | 10/20/05
PDF?  An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/20/05
WHOO HOO!!! Downloading as I type!!!  tbbrickster_z | 10/20/05
RE: I'd wait  Krazyken39 | 10/20/05
Are you saying MS-Office is free of flaws? (NT)  George Jay | 10/20/05
Open Office + GooglePC = Poor Bill  daver_z | 10/20/05
Bill, don't be scared !!  George Jay | 10/20/05
Open Office+AOLPC = Poor User  Boot_Agnostic | 10/25/05
User for 2.5 years - but there are flaws  adobes | 10/20/05
Mother of all Calc?  thti | 10/21/05
VisCalc? You are boldly revealing your age.... wink nt  michael_t | 10/21/05
Finally good  ivanii | 10/20/05
Yes! Open Office happy  jimc52@... | 10/20/05
Compatability  Gregory.J.Bradley@... | 10/20/05
They need a DRAW program  systemBuilder_z | 10/20/05
Wooo Hoooooo !!!!!  odiumplus2@... | 10/20/05
They need a DRAW program  systemBuilder_z | 10/20/05
Which package does what you mentioned here ? (nt)  michael_t | 10/20/05
OO Draw has PNG export  Ed_Meyers | 10/20/05
You want MAC easy, go buy a Mac,  dbpaladine | 10/21/05
Nice, real helpful  Scrat | 10/24/05
anyone want to start a few spread OO sites?  Arm A. Geddon | 10/20/05
OO 1.x was already very good. OO 2.x is better.  michael_t | 10/20/05
At this rate...  just^me | 10/20/05
difficult for Microsoft  allen_n | 10/20/05
There is not enough M$ BASHING here  Jeff the god of biscuits | 10/20/05
I agree with you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/20/05
This is Terrible!!  Craigerjack | 10/20/05
You ae sooooo far off base.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/20/05
Less monopoly profits is good  Craigerjack | 10/21/05
Send in the lawyers....  JMcCullagh | 10/20/05
I agree, this will go to court.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/20/05
islands in the data stream  JMcCullagh | 10/20/05
If, If, If  IT_User | 10/21/05
OO for Mac OS X alternative  eugenebarnes | 10/20/05
it is open source in name only  zzz1234567890 | 10/20/05
Is this a recommendation?  IT_User | 10/20/05
Couldn't be more wrong.  CobraA1 | 10/21/05
Include - UDF - New Feauture in 2.1  sivaselvan | 10/20/05
Do...you...think...it's...possible...for...Microsoft...  delucca | 10/21/05
No, but neither can anyone else  IT_User | 10/21/05
BUT, Try continuing a Version for a few years.  dbpaladine | 10/21/05
Money  Anti_Zealot | 10/22/05
Good point...  dsentman@... | 10/22/05
Er....  bill@... | 10/21/05
OpenOffice Price or Free?  gaelicfog@... | 10/21/05
Pleased to be of help  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/21/05
It costs whatever you are willing to pay.  drbill_z | 10/22/05
WHO DOES IT BELONG TO  fakir005@... | 10/22/05
Not usefull for wordprocessing in many countries  drbill_z | 10/22/05
They also need to spiff up the...  dsentman@... | 10/22/05
It still needs an email and calendar to knock MsOffice off  tom@... | 10/24/05
download and install mozilla thunderbird  hipparchus2001 | 10/24/05
Somebody will tell you to get a third party tool  Boot_Agnostic | 10/25/05

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