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| Time: 11:22 EST/16:22 GMT | News Source: ZDNet UK | Posted By: Brian Kvalheim | ||
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WordPerfect 12 and StarOffice 7.0 aren't the dominant office suite players, but each brings strong qualities to the field, such as affordability and ease of use. But do they have what it takes to stand up to Microsoft Office? Read our reviews to find out. It's no secret that Microsoft Office dominates the productivity suite market, but that doesn't mean it's the only way to go. Corel and Sun Microsystems offer two alternatives that provide a core stable of programs at a fraction of the price of Microsoft's package. |
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| #1 By 1643 (64.73.227.129) at Wednesday, June 23, 2004 12:37:02 PM |
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If you just need basic Office suite theses are great alternatives to Office when costs are a major issue. If you need collaboration and integration into enterprise apps, than Office is the way to go. I would say that $300 dollars for Office would give you a decent ROI over a 3 year life-cycle in comparison to these products because of all the productivity features that office provides.
Summary from article: Microsoft Office System 2003 Microsoft Office System 2003 is the most complete suite available, but there's no compelling reason for everyone to upgrade. WordPerfect Office 12 Corel's WordPerfect Office 12 features a core stable of productivity applications, but suffers from its poor handling of Microsoft files. StarOffice 7.0 StarOffice is suitable for education institutions and home users, but its poor Microsoft compatibility limits its business uses. OpenOffice.org 1.1 This feature-rich, flexible and, above all, free office suite is much more than a refuge for the anti-Microsoft tendency. It works, it's reliable and it's useful. humor This post was edited by humor on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 12:37. |
| #2 By 1643 (64.73.227.129) at Wednesday, June 23, 2004 12:55:02 PM |
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Lol, if only notepad had spell check...i wold bee bettr.
humor |
| #3 By 40 (216.68.248.200) at Wednesday, June 23, 2004 01:03:00 PM |
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Real time preview, is that really needed in a WYSIWYG word processor? I your running word or WP in the 'normal' mode would not it display it in the print out mode?
How compatible is Star Office? Last time i checked there were comments by several companies including SUN that they had to have 'MS Office Stations' to test/convert documents so that they could verify that documents would be usable by customers outside of SUN. I know of 2 companies that stopped using Star and Open office because of compatible issues. Sticking with Office 97/Office 2000 mix. |
| #4 By 2960 (156.80.64.137) at Wednesday, June 23, 2004 02:00:25 PM |
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I hate Access with a passion. Give me FMP any day :)
TL |
| #5 By 6859 (206.156.242.39) at Wednesday, June 23, 2004 02:11:08 PM |
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If I didn't have Office, and I just needed wordprocessing and spreadsheets (normal office related stuff) I'd never touch WordPerfect (I dislike it), I'd go streight for OpenOffice.org. It's the best OSS package out there and it works great. These guys know what they're doing.
Now if they'd only write an Outlook replacement that was free and could connect to exchange servers (I know about Ximian Evolution, but haven't used it) that would just take the cake. |
| #6 By 1643 (64.73.227.129) at Wednesday, June 23, 2004 02:40:00 PM |
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File maker rocks!
I haven't used it in like 8 years, but it was the bomb back then in ease of use and sharing over the network. Didn't scale well, but it was a perfect fit for small businesses. humor |
| #7 By 19992 (164.214.4.61) at Friday, June 25, 2004 07:56:01 AM |
| #10 I've got to agree with you on this. I wish MS would support more alternative file formats. I just had to install WP 2000 on my machine to convert some Quattro Pro docs to Excel. Ridiculous that I should have to go to those lengths to move somebody to MS Office. |
