OpenOffice sucks dead dogs. The usability is horrible compared to commercial alternatives.
The usability is about the same as Office, but without the bloat. And with no hint of Clippy. Recently I even tried putting MySQL database fields into a document, and it didn't take long to figure it out.
"In any case, all testers liked Office 2003 and said staying with Office would likely provide the smoothest upgrade path. "It'll be easier to introduce Microsoft Office 2003 to users here at FN Manufacturing than OpenOffice because it's a lot more user-friendly than OpenOffice," said Joan Curfman, business systems supervisor at FN Manufacturing. "Training will definitely be more detailed and will take a lot longer on OpenOffice.org because the interface isn't that friendly. Users here have problems using what we already have. They'll probably find OpenOffice.org even more difficult to use and learn."
233 posted on 11/29/2004 12:44:43 PM PST by Bush2000