____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 11 September 2007 14:26 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Office software shootout: OpenOffice.org Writer vs. Micosoft Word, round
>> three
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| As in the previous two comparisons, Writer emerged as the winner in the
>>| majority of categories. However, in many categories, the decision is not as
>>| obvious as in previous comparisons. For the first time in several releases,
>>| Word's designers seem to be making significant changes. These changes are
>>| not always successful -- in fact, the reordering of menus into ribbons
>>| might be seen by the cynical as an attempt to hide some long-term
>>| embarrassments, such as the ongoing problems with master documents. But at
>>| least the effort is being made. Writer, by contrast, seems to be standing
>>| still, and some of its problems -- notably, cross-references -- are almost
>>| as long-neglected as some of Word's.
>>|
>>| As free software, Writer has advantages that Word is unlikely to match --
>>| its philosophy, its price, its easy availability, and its frequent updates.
>>| However, speaking only in terms of functionality, Writer seems to be
>>| coasting a little on its reputation. If that continues, its superiority may
>>| be eroded, or dissolved altogether.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.linux.com/feature/118986
>>
>
> Of course, since OpenOffice's code base is publicly available, anyone
> can have their required capabilities developed and merged into the
> codebase, whereas for Microsoft Word, well, you're stuck with the
> decisions of a monster corp which sees customers as numbers rather than
> people.
Exactly. Recent examples include:
Do you really need Sun Weblog Publisher?
,----[ Quote ]
| Suddenly, every application on the desktop seems to be adding a
| blogging extension. Sun Microsystems' offering is the Sun Weblog
| Publisher (SWP) for StarOffice and OpenOffice.org.
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http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/12/1912230&from=rss
Microsoft Office rivals advance
,----[ Quote ]
| Rivals to Microsoft's Office productivity suite are sharpening up
| their game. The OpenOffice.org community is planning to add reports
| to its database, while SoftMaker is to extend its productivity
| line-up with a database, presentation tool and scripting language.
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http://www.pcw.co.uk/itweek/news/2188237/microsoft-office-rivals-advance
A new Spring season for OpenOffice.org
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| I found out that OpenOffice.org and Sun in general are in a much better
| shape than they were just 8 months ago. First, Sun is doing better
| financially and they have managed to go back to a volume of sales
| unprecedented since 2001. That's good news, because it means that
| the financial pressure has finally faded away. But Sun's new
| software strategy, which is to open source its whole software
| stack is apparently paying off and that means that OpenOffice.org
| (and ODF, to be sure) has become a central part of Sun's strategy.
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http://www.libervis.com/blogs/5/charles/a_new_spring_season_for_openofficeorg
The GravityZoo OOo porting project
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| When OpenOffice.org is "GravityZood", it will become a suite of
| productivity applications that are always available, online, via a broad
| range of devices. It will be possible to share and collaborate in
| real-time, to switch from one device (e.g. a PC) to another (Mobile)
| device. There will also be no need to save data, because everything you
| produce is saved automatically on the network. There is no need to
| download, install or update, the latest version is just available and
| accessible from any GravityZoo enabled client.
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http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=19660
Next OpenOffice release to include Pentaho BI
,----[ Quote ]
| Open-source business intelligence software vendor Pentaho Corp. is
| hoping a new tie-up unveiled Thursday with the OpenOffice.org
| community and Sun Microsystems Inc. will bring its BI offerings
| to the attention of many more new users.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/041907-next-openoffice-release-to-include.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
http://tinyurl.com/ywysvf
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~~ Best of wishes
Microsoft loves competition.
"We should whack them (Dell over Linux dealings), we should make sure they
understand our value."
--Paul Flessner, Senior Vice President, Server Applications Unit
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