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To: Bush2000

>>The (OOo) usability is horrible compared to commercial alternatives.<<

Give me some examples. The ONLY one I know of is the lack of a format painter in Word that doesn't exist in the version of OO that I have. Oh, and envelope printing might also be a problem for some users.

What else? My law firm has gone completely to OO and we won't be buying MS Office in the future.


238 posted on 12/27/2004 11:15:50 AM PST by 1L
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To: 1L

It lacks an enduser database such as Microsoft Access. It lacks macro support (which prevents it from loading and using a huge number of corporate documents). Advanced formatting doesn't convert properly. No grammar checker. The thesaurus is crap. Missing reading layout. No Outlook/PIM alternative. In short, it's the Taiwan rubber-dog-crap version of MS Office.


239 posted on 12/27/2004 6:37:49 PM PST by Bush2000
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