SuSE 6.4 & WP Office Suite

[mark at buttery.org (Mark Dulcey)]

Glenn Burkhardt wrote:
> 
> >     And has anyone has any experience with the WordPerfect Office Suite
> > for LINUX? I'd like to settle on that and StarOffice for my systems if
> > it is a good as I had heard it WOULD be. I just need to have some input
> > on its qualities before plunking down $150.
> 
> I can't believe you need to pay $150 for any Linux distribution, unless you're
> after the telephone support some "server" editions include.
> 
> I've picked up Wordperfect for Linux at CompUSA for $20 with a $10 rebate, and
> the $28 version of Mandrake I bought at BJ Wholesale included both Wordperfect
> and Staroffice.

He's talking about the just-released WordPerfect Office SUITE
(which includes Quattro Pro and Corel Presentations; there's also
a deluxe edition that includes Paradox), not just the word
processor. US list prices are $109 for the standard version, and
$159 for the deluxe. Street prices may vary, but it's not going
to sell for $20.

As for those "server" editions, some of them also include secure
server software, which makes them worth the expense for many
users. There isn't any free SSL-enabled software that I know of
that's legally available to US customers - not until the RSA
software patent expires later this year.


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