OpenOffice 2.0.1 vs MS Office

[Scott Ehrlich]

As a followup, for those who have used it, has there been _any_
compatibility problems with colleagues who use genuine versions of Office?

Thanks again.

Scott

On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 dsr at tao.merseine.nu wrote:

> 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-
>
>
> --
> What's the best thing you could be doing right now? Why aren't you?
>