John McCreesh wrote:
There is a particularly annoying Google advert which pops up regularly
if you visit sites with OOo content - I'm sure you've seen it:
OpenOffice slow, bloated?
Abiword missing all the nice features?
I find this offensive, as it helps perpetuate the myth about OOo
performance.
Why would you be offended by that? Regardless of whether it's true or
not. It's just a statement about a software product.
As for the myth part... you have to admit that OOo is not exactly
speedy. Even on a new computer, using the latest version, when I start
OOo I can go to the kitchen, get a drink and come back just when the
application is loading. Sure, after it's loaded you can type and the
letters appear right away, but that's the bare minimum I'd expect from
any application. OOo's memory footprint is not small. On my laptop I
can't use Firefox, Gimp and OOo at the same time. It just makes
everything slow to a crawl.
Best,
Daniel.
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