On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Varun Mittal <varunmitta...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi guys > > Have a look at www.docs.com Microsoft attempt to take on GDocs. > > Maybe Oracle can also some day feel like taking OO to online version... > Maybe you want to email larry ellison then... > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Peter Junge <p...@openoffice.org> wrote: > > > Personally, I would classify this somewhere between a hardly relevant > > personal opinion and a troll attempt. > > > > Peter > > > > > > Gianvittorio wrote: > > > >> > >> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/openoffice-is-dead/3909?tag=nl.e550 > >> [1] > >> OpenOffice is dead > >> As I mentioned over on the Google blog last night, I’m headed to > >> the Office 2010 launch tomorrow. While Office in particular and > >> Microsoft in general are hardly my beats, productivity and groupware > >> software in the face of Google’s Apps and education’s need to > >> extract every last bit of value from our investments certainly are. > This > >> is why I’ve thrown myself so completely behind Google Apps. For > educational > >> institutions, it’s free and it works very well, > >> both as a document collaboration solution and as an email/calendaring > >> suite. > >> It’s also why I’ve been a big proponent of OpenOffice [2]. > Again, > >> it’s free and provides a perfectly workable alternative to Office. It’s > >> mature, stable, and works cross platform. And it’s > >> free. What’s not to like, right? > >> But here’s the thing: If someone needs a desktop office suite > (and > >> I mean they don’t just think they need one, but actually need to do > >> things that can’t be done with Google Apps), then they aren’t > >> going to be satisfied with OpenOffice. I don’t blame them, > >> actually. Given my choice of Office 2007/2010 or OpenOffice, I’d > >> pick Office. It’s polished, it’s easy, and it’s powerful. To > >> be honest, I’m not even satisfied with Office 2008 on the Mac; I > >> run XP in a virtual machine to get to Office 2010 when I need it. > >> For users who don’t need Office, it’s a rare occasion that > >> Google Docs doesn’t suffice. And yet for those who need Office, > >> it’s rare that they’re happy with OpenOffice. Where does that > >> leave OO.org? Our district is fairly rural and there are still > >> plenty of homes with only dial-up or without Internet access > >> entirely. For these families, OpenOffice is a great choice since > >> they rarely have access to academic pricing on Office and can’t get > >> online to access Apps. As reasonable access to the Internet becomes > >> ubiquitous, though, Google Docs or Office Web Apps (even via > >> Facebook) will meet the majority of student and teacher productivity > >> needs. > >> Am I wrong? Am I so dazzled by the pretty lights in Office that > >> I’ve lost sight of the value of OpenOffice? I don’t think I am. The > >> majority of the time, the students and staff I support tend to > >> make use of Google Docs. Same for me. On my Linux machines, it’s > >> rare that I’ll fire up OpenOffice, despite it being a solid choice > >> for desktop productivity. That’s what the Internet is for, right? > >> Because in addition to Google Apps, there is Zoho and Office Web > >> Apps, all of which work quite well. > >> I just don’t see much of a place in mainstream education for > >> OpenOffice anymore. Pre-loaded on laptops and netbooks in developing > >> countries where Internet access is unreliable or non-existent? You > >> bet. But why use OpenOffice when most of your users can work quite > >> well with Apps and licensing costs for Office are low for the small > >> number of users who need a full-blown desktop suite? > >> > >> Links: > >> ------ > >> [1] > >> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/openoffice-is-dead/3909?tag=nl.e550 > >> [2] > >> > >> > http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/ok-now-openoffice-is-definitely-good-enough/1895 > >> > >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org > > > > Regards > Varun Mittal <http://www.google.com/profiles/varunmittal87> > > Google <https://www.google.com/profiles/varunmittal87> > Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/varunmittal87> > LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/varunmittal87> > > "Uncertainty is the only Certainty of LIFE" > -- Alexandro Colorado OpenOffice.org Español http://es.openoffice.org
