Worth every penny I paid for it.
I’ve been happily using Open Office for free for at least 5 years.
Open office works great.
Worth every penny I paid for it.
If the number of customers is constant (and dropping, due to recessions) then the company has to tighten the grip on existing customers. Just like Obama.
Unfortunately, at some point people will realize that hacked versions are an increasingly good value for the money. MS was even so kind to design the hack right into their products. As the industry rolls back from polished rows of cubicles and necktie-wearing engineers in white shirts to dirty warehouses and fly by night companies, businesses will see less value in compliance - especially if to stay legal you have to pay twice and thrice for the same product.
So Microsoft is conceding defeats to Google Docs?
I’ve replaced Microsoft Word with Kingsoft Writer. Faster and does all that I need with a better interface, IMHO.
I have found features missing in Open office that I need. In power point I can adjust character spacing by a 1/10 of a point. I haven’t found this in Open Office.
I wonder if you could install it on a virtual machine and them move the virtual machine to a new location?
Pretty soon a copy of MS Office 97 will cost more than the latest release from Microsoft. I have a couple of them, and they do everything I need to do. This is important, because Open Office spreadsheet graphing is useless.
I still love Win98, and use it in arcade machines. It gets the job done for the simple things I have to do on trailing edge equipment, which I have BOXES of. I am Mad Max of the info superhighway. Suck it, Bill Gates!
Office 2000 still works on my Windows 7/64bit/8gb ram machine for my limited purposes -— Word and Front Page.
I’d much rather stick with WordPerfect.
To this day, people are still surprised at what they can do on a Linux system -FREE! Twenty dollars for an old used computer if you don't already have one and a free download onto CD for the install and she's right, mate!
apparently their strategy is to reduce the number of people buying ms-office.
Even for MS, that’s pretty crappy.
I’d almost call it mean-spirited.
I expect the corporate blowback will be substantial. Or they will just stay with a version other than 2013.
I’m still using Office 2000 and it does substantially more than I need.
Those of you who dislike the “ribbon,” take a look at:
http://navigatorutilities.com/
I expect the corporate blowback will be substantial. Or they will just stay with a version other than 2013.
I’m still using Office 2000 and it does substantially more than I need.
Those of you who dislike the “ribbon,” take a look at:
http://navigatorutilities.com/
This is not such a bad deal for me. You get full install for 5 computers, MAC or PC, which should be plenty for me, and includes Word, Powerpoint, Access, Excel, Outlook,, and Publisher for $99 for one year. Cloud is optional, but I have a feeling that it may become mandantory at some stage. I’ll start whiing then. The only thing I see “bad” is the dropping of the Picture Manager, which had some good editing tools. Of course Picture Manager itself was a poor replacement for he once legendary Photo Editor.
That’s it. Next computer I get will be getting Open Office.
Hate the new interface and menus on Microsuck Officious anyway
One of these days I need to start studying up on LINUX to free myself fro Microsoft permanently.
Seriously though, buying a new version of Office to replace the old one every time it comes out is like buying a new car to replace your perfectly good old one because the new model has a redesigned trunk lid release and a new typeface on the speedometer.