Comments on: Microsoft’s OpenOffice.org Case Study http://www.1earthadventures.com/2009/03/25/general/microsofts-openofficeorg-case-study/ Blogger, Traveller, Eco Warrior - Anything is Possible Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:26:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 1Earth http://www.1earthadventures.com/2009/03/25/general/microsofts-openofficeorg-case-study/comment-page-1/#comment-833 1Earth Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:30:15 +0000 http://www.1earthadventures.com/?p=1327#comment-833 I don't miss MS Office at all and I think OpenOffice.org can do most of what MS Office can - even beyond the basic 20%. It just needs an Outlook replacement integrated with the suite (I use Evolution, which replaces Outlook just fine) and then it certainly would be an Office killer. But you're right - most users across most departments in this particular company could have MS Office replaced with no issues and mega $$$ savings. In fact, most could forsake XP entirely for Ubuntu and eliminate viruses, up their productivity, get more out of their PCs and save even more $$$! I'm secretly wishing somebody would ask me to do that for their company :) I don't miss MS Office at all and I think OpenOffice.org can do most of what MS Office can – even beyond the basic 20%. It just needs an Outlook replacement integrated with the suite (I use Evolution, which replaces Outlook just fine) and then it certainly would be an Office killer.

But you're right – most users across most departments in this particular company could have MS Office replaced with no issues and mega $$$ savings. In fact, most could forsake XP entirely for Ubuntu and eliminate viruses, up their productivity, get more out of their PCs and save even more $$$!

I'm secretly wishing somebody would ask me to do that for their company :)

]]> By: Murphy http://www.1earthadventures.com/2009/03/25/general/microsofts-openofficeorg-case-study/comment-page-1/#comment-832 Murphy Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:06:01 +0000 http://www.1earthadventures.com/?p=1327#comment-832 Open Office is good enough for most users, as most people (esp. Malaysians) only use very basic functions that they only need 20% of what Microsoft Office offers. Save the money to buy user a bigger monitor. They will be happier. Open Office is good enough for most users, as most people (esp. Malaysians) only use very basic functions that they only need 20% of what Microsoft Office offers. Save the money to buy user a bigger monitor. They will be happier.

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