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The wrong tool for the job: "I admit openoffice is not too bad, but putting it into production use is another thing. It might not be wise to replace MS Office with openoffice at the expense of much lower productivity."

I absolutely agree with you that using the wrong tool for the job is much more expensive than any difference in license costs. Now, what is the productivity impact of using a word processor that's strictly left-to-right for right-to-left languages like Hebrew and Arabic?; Posted by: Yagotta B. Kidding Posted on: 12/18/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Small accounts, no big deal Mike Cox | 12/18/03

Another hilarious Satire from Mike nucrash | 12/18/03

How come Mike Cox is always first? Jomo_z | 12/18/03

When you use MS products you are always ahead. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

Ahead of what? Squawkbox | 12/18/03

of everyone else when to comes to beg for money nucrash | 12/18/03

re: How come Mike Cox is always first? stephen732@... | 12/18/03

Breakfast again? ShadeTree | 12/18/03

SHHHHH don't tell anyone Squawkbox | 12/18/03

i was actually thinking ryusen | 12/18/03

Get a clue... MalumRegnat | 12/18/03

NASDAQ (tech stocks) is %40 for year, MS up 0% km4hr@... | 12/18/03

why? stephen732@... | 12/18/03

MS Rep or bag man halmin | 12/18/03

Using inferior software will cost more in the end. pa2004 | 12/18/03

Yer right..M$ Office is looking like it costs a bundle! GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/18/03

I agree about the inferior software part costing more nucrash | 12/18/03

"Much lower productivity" IT_User | 12/18/03

Cost will be zero... ordaj@... | 12/18/03

Everything 90% of people need is in OpenOffice agramont@... | 12/18/03

OK, where's the remaining 10% nucrash | 12/18/03

The wrong tool for the job Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/18/03

Tool choice is Update victim | 12/18/03

Correct, check the Update victim | 12/18/03

Exactly! michael-t | 12/18/03

lower productivity? NemesisNL | 12/19/03

Now M$ Office is finished!!! GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/18/03

Way to go OpenOffice! prime21 | 12/18/03

OpenOffice = MS Office of 6 years ago??? James T. Kirk | 12/18/03

Office versions voska | 12/18/03

I agree el1jones | 12/18/03

You're right - MS needs to change its tune IT_User | 12/18/03

Office 2003 vfrvtec | 12/18/03

Can't fool me Bill4 | 12/18/03

What happened to the export as PDF feature of Office 97 Richard Flude | 12/18/03

Doesn't have Clippy !!!! vandamme | 02/04/05

Does ZDNet troll? Anton Philidor | 12/18/03

It's about timing IT_User | 12/18/03

Microsoft vs Microsoft Anton Philidor | 12/18/03

No, it works fine IT_User | 12/18/03

OO - A disruptive technology? snorthover@... | 12/19/03

If they have low requirements, its a good deal. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

This is intriguing! IT_User | 12/18/03

I can only speak of our use... No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

What, no replies??? No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

I've found that OO and MS Office work together very well voska | 12/18/03

I prefer to have one tool that does the job. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

I agree, would be nice voska | 12/18/03

I agree, competition is always good. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

I agree. If not open office then stick with office97. jjon2121 | 12/18/03

Yup, as long as your needs are limited. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

Sure if there were such thing IT_User | 12/18/03

I do agree there, no one tool does it all. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

power point works great in OO JWatson77 | 12/18/03

I think I understand IT_User | 12/18/03

As I said, No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

"What corporate use is all about" IT_User | 12/18/03

It really does boil down to what your needs are NemesisNL | 12/19/03

How about StarOffice? michael-t | 12/18/03

No one said it was useless. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

I have to know... Laff | 12/18/03

Well, for starters..... James T. Kirk | 12/18/03

Suggestion, comedy is hard, don't quit the day job. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

Oh come on, I thought it was pretty good! James T. Kirk | 12/18/03

Ah, thinking without prior approval again huh. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

The answer will be a long time coming Taz_z | 12/18/03

Gee, 15 minutes is a 'long time"??? No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

TAZ, where did you go? No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

Automation & Customization chrichton99 | 12/18/03

You're right, it can't even come close. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

Does it need to? Jomo_z | 12/18/03

As I said, OO works for limited needs. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

That's the *real* problem Jomo_z | 12/18/03

Yeah, we got caught in that one! IT_User | 12/18/03

That's too bad chrichton99 | 12/18/03

I'm reporting what happened IT_User | 12/18/03

Sounds like you need to hire better people. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

Actually, that's they did, eventually IT_User | 12/18/03

Actually Open Office Can do that voska | 12/18/03

I found that building... No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

So True voska | 12/18/03

Yes, but.... Jomo_z | 12/18/03

See my reply to IT User. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

Pls Explain michael-t | 12/18/03

See my above posts... No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

You should say "typical" requirements. DonnieBoy | 12/21/03

Ok, and this is a bad thing... ? BitTwiddler | 12/18/03

For shame IT_User | 12/18/03

Unless of course you do need it. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

I keep hearing about how users don't use many features of office JoeMama_z | 12/18/03

Here's the thing: chrichton99 | 12/18/03

Exactly! No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

You know voska | 12/18/03

More to it... No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

hey, if you need it... ryusen | 12/18/03

I would JoeMama_z | 12/18/03

Top management's position? IT_User | 12/18/03

It's universal distribution IT_User | 12/18/03

I could make an argument... No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

Go back to joemama's dilemma IT_User | 12/18/03

what job function would that be? JoeMama_z | 12/18/03

Some of us have jobs IT_User | 12/18/03

WHY?!?!? NemesisNL | 12/19/03

We are keeping Offcie, but rkadowns | 12/18/03

you forget "I lov you" JWatson77 | 12/18/03

What to choose TooLongInTheBiz | 12/18/03

But they are. No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

Careful what you wish for... first last | 12/18/03

Amen!!! No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03

OO vrs MS Office nite_w0lf | 12/18/03

look to the titles JoeMama_z | 12/18/03

we need a businesses reason JWatson77 | 12/18/03

Sticking with MS Ofc2k for now FilledOut | 12/21/03

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