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gekko · 06-29-2005, 09:30 AM

What's the deal with Open Office? I used it before, didn't think it was that great. While for an open source project, it was amazing, but they still had so far to come before I would consider doing anything but installing it for looks.

I completely understand the hatred for Microsoft and its many monopolies, but give me a break here, Office is one of those programs they actually did a good job on. Apple's old office suite didn't come close to touching the capabilities of Office. The new software, Keynote and Pages, work great, but still I find myself using Office when I need to type a paper or make a presentation. It's powerful, it's easy to use, and the file format, while not very compatible, works great due to the high distribution of Office.

If you're really looking for an Office alternative, I suggest you look right back to Office. Microsoft Office 2004 for OS X is without a doubt, the best version of Office ever released. Looks nicer, works better, has a better toolbar layout, Entourage is the best email app ever, and Powerpoint has numerous improvements over its PC counterpart. That is, when you guys finally switch to shut me up.

06-29-2005, 09:30 AM	#7
gekko Knight gekko is offline Now Playing: Posts: 3,890	Re: Powerpoint sucks... What's the deal with Open Office? I used it before, didn't think it was that great. While for an open source project, it was amazing, but they still had so far to come before I would consider doing anything but installing it for looks. I completely understand the hatred for Microsoft and its many monopolies, but give me a break here, Office is one of those programs they actually did a good job on. Apple's old office suite didn't come close to touching the capabilities of Office. The new software, Keynote and Pages, work great, but still I find myself using Office when I need to type a paper or make a presentation. It's powerful, it's easy to use, and the file format, while not very compatible, works great due to the high distribution of Office. If you're really looking for an Office alternative, I suggest you look right back to Office. Microsoft Office 2004 for OS X is without a doubt, the best version of Office ever released. Looks nicer, works better, has a better toolbar layout, Entourage is the best email app ever, and Powerpoint has numerous improvements over its PC counterpart. That is, when you guys finally switch to shut me up.