On Saturday 28 April 2007 20:21, Michael Adams wrote: > > These tests come up from time to time and should always be seen in > perspective. Both use two different models. > > Microsoft Office > ================ > 1. Starts one application at a time > 2. Works on Microsoft Windows > > > OpenOffice.org > ============== > 1. Loads the core component to run all applications when the first is > loaded. Better integration between components is the desired objective. > 2. Is multi-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris) which includes > loading the java core for some aspects to run. Java itself is multi > platform. > A better comparison would have been MS Office 2007 vs OO with both running on XP. Who knows what extra overhead is caused by Vista, and who knows what extra overhead is added because M$ is deliberately trying to make OO run slowly.
> A comparison of resources used when copying and pasting from Excel to > Word, versus Calc to Writer on Windows, Mac, and Linux would also be > useful. I'm not saying OO.o would be faster than MSOffice but I feel it > would be a much closer contest. Oh, does MSOffice 2007 work on WINE on > Linux yet? I don't think so, but Office 2003 is gold on Codeweavers (CrossOver Linux). -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
