[Golden Eagle]

We use MS office because it works, really good. If it didn't work, why would Open office copy everything including the name?

[N3WBI3]

Probably for the same reason Microsoft WORD come out after WORD perfect. Just because its a familiar name..

[dennisw]

So what! Open Office works good enough for most people and businesses. Office suites and operating systems are becoming commodities. Pushed by Linux of course

This commodititization is exactly why M$ concentrates a lot more on piracy and insulting schemes where they bleed you every few months for update/patches.

[Prime Choice]

We use MS office because it works, really good.

We use OpenOffice because it works...and it doesn't cost an absurd amount of money like Micro$lop malware.

Go whore your Redmond filth elsewhere, sport.