Replace Pricey Microsoft Office with OpenOffice 3.0 (Windows, Mac, Linux)

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  trnoebel@...10/13/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Replace Pricey Microsoft Office with OpenOffice 3.0 (Windows, Mac, Linux)

  Can I work with documents back and forth between the two programs? We have MS Office at work but if I can use OpenOffice at home, I would prefer that given we have multiple users.

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  BizHacksRick10/13/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Replace Pricey Microsoft Office with OpenOffice 3.0 (Windows, Mac, Linux)

  Yep, OpenOffice offers full file compatibility with Microsoft Office.

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  frankqrjobs10/13/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Replace Pricey Microsoft Office with OpenOffice 3.0 (Windows, Mac, Linux)

  Yes you can go back and forth, at least in previous version of OpenOffice. Let be impartial MS Office 2007 is a huge improved over previous Office versions; maybe, after so many years without real competency, Microsoft got scare at OpenOffice and did a heck of a job in Office 2007. The improvements are many and good. The price of OpenOffice is unbeatable and the features and GUI decent however previous version, I extensive have been used version 2.4 and it was buggy.
  My humble opinion is: if you have a tight budget and your office applications are not the everyday and center point of your business then migrate to open office otherwise stay with Microsoft but get some OpenOffice copies and get your employees accustomed to OpenOffice; It is worth the try, but do not through away all your MS Office applications yet.

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  askou10/20/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Replace Pricey Microsoft Office with OpenOffice 3.0 (Windows, Mac, Linux)

  I have been playing with OpenOffice 3.0 the last weekend and I am excited with its functionality.
  
  There are still flaws however when importing / exporting Microsoft Office 2003 documents which is disappointing simply because this issue should have been the MAJOR goal of OpenOffice 3.0
  
  If you are working in a corporate environment, Microsoft Word / Excel are still necessary unfortunately