__/ [kool kate] on Friday 21 October 2005 16:08 \__
>
> I'll bet Microsoft is getting a big kick out of this unfortunately.
> There is a severe perfromance difference between Microsoft Office and Open
> Office 2.0. So severe in fact that it appears 10 times slower in most
> cases.
> That type of performance doesn't bode well for OpenOffice.
>
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/index.php?p=119&tag=nl.e539
Au contraire:
http://www.matt13.com/computer/open_office_or_ms_office/index.html
It is admittedly not on par with ZDNet standards, but worth taking a look at
nonetheless. Media, much like academia, just strives to run tests that
support the hypothesis. Check the latter link, not the former.
<quote>
Minimum System Requirements:
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OpenOffice.org MS Office
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CPU | Pentium Compatible Pentium 233MHz
RAM | 64 MB 128 MB
Disk| 250 MB 260 MB
Opening time in seconds:
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Writer Word
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First | 11.02 31.1
Average | 4.37 12.47
....
</quote>
Roy
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