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Microsoft, for its part, held firm to its binary Office file formats for close to 10 years before changing things up with the XML-based format that took over the default format mantle in Office 2007. The success of in displacing Microsoft Office installations has long turned on how well the open-source suite has handled Office formats, and the importance of format predictability isn’t limited to challengers, either.

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3.2 is available in versions for Windows, 32- and 64-bit Linux, OS X and Solaris.įor most organizations, sufficient file format compatibility is the feature that makes or breaks a productivity suite upgrade, particularly when considering a shift from one software maker to another.

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The best way to find out how well 3.2 can work for you is to download it and give it a try-the Web address for the product is conveniently encoded into the product’s name. I’ve found that and Microsoft Office play well enough together to co-exist in the same work environment with little issue, although particularly complex documents can still pose problems. The biggest advantages that has to offer are its price-free-and its capacity for running on multiple operating systems. As I found during my tests, already is proving more amenable to integration with sister products-such as MySQL-through the suite’s Firefox-style extensions library, which has progressed slowly but with promise since its debut.įor a look at 3.2 in action, check out this slide galleryĪs a rival to Microsoft Office, 3.2 stacks up well, although Microsoft’s is the more polished and feature-packed suite. It’s in the next version of, 3.3, that the project is planning on beginning the interface overhaul envisioned in its Project Renaissance with a new look for the suite’s presentation application, Impress.Įlsewhere on the road map are the changes that Oracle has begun to discuss, which involve a Web-based interface for the suite and greater integration with other products in the Oracle family. The suite is freely downloadable, and version 3.2 contains no changes that would require retraining.

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The new release is a modest update, marked primarily by improvements to the suite’s compatibility with Microsoft’s Office file formats, and by continued improvement in startup speeds and overall bug-squashing.Īfter testing 3.2 on both Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux systems, I found the new release to be a worthwhile upgrade. Links to reviews of the October 2008 version 3 and earlier releases appear on the Oo.o website.Last month saw the latest release of 3.2, the first version of the open-source, cross-platform-friendly office suite to ship under the stewardship of Oracle. The above information dates from January 2006 or earlier.

In early October 2005, ComputerWorld of IDG reported that for large government departments, migration to 2.0 cost one tenth of the price of upgrading to Microsoft Office 2007. As such, you should certainly try OpenOffice's offering before donating another £100 or more to Microsoft's coffers. OpenOffice certainly doesn't lack features compared to the market leader, and most of its ease-of-use issues stem from people's familiarity with Microsoft Office rather than an inherent problem with the program itself.

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A PC Pro review awarded OOo Version 2.0 6 stars out of 6 and stated: 'Our pick of the low-cost office suites has had a much-needed overhaul, and now battles Microsoft in terms of features, not just price.' The reviewer also concluded:įor personal use, there are even fewer reasons to choose Microsoft. was featured by eWeek several times, version 2.0 was reviewed by Linux Magazine and previewed by other media.

In September 2005 the magazine Federal Computer Week listed as one of the '5 stars of open-source products.' In contrast, was used in 2005 by The Guardian newspaper to illustrate what it sees as the limitations of open-source software, although the article does finish by stating that the software may be better than MS Word for books.

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