OpenOffice 2.0.1 vs MS Office

[dsr at tao.merseine.nu (dsr at tao.merseine.nu)]

On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 09:36:47AM -0500, Scott Ehrlich wrote:
> I figured Office would still work fine, and left for the night.
> 
> Much to my surprise, my mother-in-law emailed saying Excel no longer
> worked.
> 
> I've tried various troubleshooting options with her via email - she is
> computer-savvy.   Things are pointing to either an Office reinstall, or
> possibly to OpenOffice.
> 
> If we/I went with OO, what compatibility issues should she expect to
> encounter?   She also uses Quicken.   Don't know if that makes any
> difference.

In my experience, random home users don't see any problems. Only
particularly deep features of Office aren't reasonably supported
by OO.o. 

And what's it going to cost you to try it out? An hour's
download?

-dsr-


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