I've tried openoffice...

Submitted by N25PHILLY on Mon, 2008-10-06 13:47

...but come on even for a free office program it sucks.  Hopefully version 3 will be a major improvement, but if it's anything like version 2, you wouldn't be able to pay me to use it.

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exclusive

Submitted by praetor_alpha on Mon, 2008-10-06 11:06

I was using it exclusively for years (since 1.1.4 or so), then I went to college and was more or less forced to use Office 07. One of the instructors switched to Linux and rumor has it he will start using ODF . I still use OOo for personal use, the off occasion that I would need a word processor.

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Sweet

Submitted by maniacm0nk3y on Mon, 2008-10-06 08:45

OpenOffice is great, but I hope the memory footprint is smaller. That's one reason why I didn't use it for awhile. I'm using Office 2007 for college so it's treated me well, but until I get my motherboard replaced for my desktop I won't be too excited for it.

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I've been using OpenOffice

Submitted by atomaweapon on Mon, 2008-10-06 08:02

I've been using OpenOffice exclusivly for almost 4 years

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OpenOffice

Submitted by Tekzel on Mon, 2008-10-06 07:01

This is of course a complete guess, but I would say 99% of users don't actually need MS Office, and OpenOffice would do everything they need and more.  They use it for compatibility with others and because it is perceived as better.  Better in what way?  The MSO2007 interface is terrible, I hate the ribbon thing with a blind passion.  Someone mentioned that OO is slow, but I don't see that on my PC and it isn't anything super special.  Its not SLOW mind you, but its run of the mill.  I think most of the issues with OO is due to the MSO mindshare.  Personally, I use OO and try to convert as many people as possible. haha

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If I were a power user, I'd

Submitted by Muerte on Mon, 2008-10-06 05:25

If I were a power user, I'd probably use Microsoft.  As it is I barely open wordprocessors or spreadsheets so Open Office suits me more than fine.

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A bit slow, and Office 2007 is actually really nice

Submitted by Link2Ib on Mon, 2008-10-06 01:47

I tried switching to Open Office, but it's farily slow and annoying. It takes far longer to start up than it should. Also, I actually like the Office 2007 interface, it makes a lot of things a lot easier, even though most of the time I don't expect it to. But I am always surprised when it actually does something helpful with the ribbon, because I'm so used to the crappiness of previous versions of Office, and *shudder* clippy.

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So does 3.0 offer new

Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Mon, 2008-10-06 00:58

So does 3.0 offer new visuals or what? New 3d interface? More streamlined and sexy? Or is it that same old visuals but has more reliable code and added features over earlier versions?

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The Switch

Submitted by Redeye on Sun, 2008-10-05 19:56

I've been using OpenOffice exlusively on my home computers for many months now, having uninstalled Microsoft Office.  I am still forced to use Microsoft Office at work due to corporate policy (and locked down machines) but I frequently take my own personal laptop on travel to do work and OOO is what comes up when I launch documents.  Great piece of software and all my friends that I recommend it to have loved it as well.  I will wait for the full release of version 3, but I'm eagerly anticipating it in the meantime!

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Totally abandoned MS Office

Submitted by Pinkyblister on Sun, 2008-10-05 18:49

My copy of MS Office 2000 Professional is now mothballed in it's jewel case, and OpenOffice 2.4 is on every computer I use at home and at work.  MS Office is too bulky and too expensive for my tastes.

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even if MS office was free

Submitted by AndyYankee17 on Sun, 2008-10-05 18:31

even if MS office was free I'd take openoffice

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Open Office rocks. There

Submitted by Primus2112 on Sun, 2008-10-05 15:21

Open Office rocks.
 There are so many features and extensions for it. 
Its like using Firefox over Internet Explorer but for office apps. :)

At home we use OpenOffice that is all me and my family use. 
It does everything that MS Office would do and then some.
I am constantly finding cool stuff on in OpenOffice. 
Check out the below link.

http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project

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