Microsoft Office vs Open Office

[Putty]

How many of you guys use Open Office? My teacher told me about this a few days ago and it sparked my interest.

 

[ShadowBlade72]

I'm using Microsoft Office 2010. It's awesome.

 

[UnderLord]

Its a good program if you don't wantto buy MS office has just about the same amount of functionality too.

 

[D.T.S.]

iWork '09

 

[Louis VI]

I use Microsoft Office 2007

 

[Putty]

Can Open Office save in Microsoft Office formats? Like if I make something in Open will it open in Micro Powerpoint?

 

[UnderLord]

It should if you google open office you can find all the info on it.

 

[Beta]

Can Open Office save in Microsoft Office formats? Like if I make something in Open will it open in Micro Powerpoint?

Yes, it just that OpenOffice has its own format, so before you save you have to set it to the microsoft formats, not a big deal. Its really nice to be a free program.

 

[OODA Loop]

open office just doesn't seem snappy enough, and my computer kicks ass so...

my dad gets office for free (from work) so its just what i use

 

[dormedas]

I'm using Microsoft Office 2010. It's awesome.

Same. And I corroborate your opinion.

 

[Prisoner416]

I use AbiWord. It's free and works better then OpenOffice in my opinion.

 

[torzak]

My high school just switched from Microsoft Office to open office because there trying to save money. Openoffice just seams like a cheap Microsoft office, it does all the same things but there are some bugs when trying to open microsoft files in open office. It is free though so its kinda hard to complain.

 

[Angellas]

Both are great programs. If you're concerned about price, Open Office is your best bet. If you want speed and performance, MS Office is your best bet (yada, yada, multi-thread processing / cpu architecture compatibility and extension handling).

For compatibility, I like Open Office and it's open-friendly structure. Best overall solution (assuming you have the money for Office) is BOTH! Why not have both on your machine? Open Office's super small footprint won't hinder your machine if added to MS Office.

If I had to make a sure choice and money is no option, MS Office all the way. I do suggest, however, staying a release behind. I'm using 2k7 atm, and it serves me well. That will save you a few dollars.

 

[WaterSnake]

Sadly I use MO 2003, just because of the compatibility issues. I guess I should switch though.

 

[Passerby]

i use openoffice but it is a modified version http://go-oo.org/

it's a bit faster then normal oo nad has better doc support

 

[/dev/null]

Open Office rocks. Free as in beer. You can open any Microsoft Office document - including ones that got corrupted and MS won't open it. It will also convert from docx to doc, so I can read stuff people send me in 2007 on my 2003 version of MS Office.

All about the price point. Tis free vs what ever Microsoft charges. Some students can get deals, but... not everyone qualifies. (As I understand, the student edition has some other restrictions as well).

There is a native Open Office format - but I used it in doc compatibility mode.

Also works on Linux, Solaris, and OSX, if you swing that way. (grin)

 

[Jubei]

The student restrictions boil down to not licensed for commercial use.

Microsoft Office Home and Student is sold at retail, is licensed for 3 PC's and can usually be found on sale for about $80 around the holidays (ie now).

Open Office is always free and does just about everything that most people need.