Word 2007 Vs. Open Office 2.3 Writer

A reader writes "Bruce Byfield of Linux.com has just posted his third Office shootout between Microsoft Office and Open Office. This is the first version comparing the new Microsoft Word 2007 with Writer from the latest version of Open Office. The verdict: while Microsoft Office beats Open Office in a few categories, overall Open Office wins — but by not as large a margin as in the past." Linux.com and Slashdot share a corporate overlord.

We should give this test some additional criteria.

[CaptainPatent]

So how about price vs. performance

Hmm, I seem to keep getting an overflow error.

Re:Open Office Wins?

[gardyloo]

Maby if you are on crack and don't really use your word processor.

Someone needs built-in spellchecking.

Interesting perspective

[benhocking]

If you are somewhere in between, download Open Office, use it, and if you decide you aren't happy with it, buy MS Office. If you still aren't happy, I can't help you. You'll probably never be happy.

Or maybe — just maybe — office applications aren't what determine your own personal level of happiness. ;)

Re:Open Office Wins?

[Beat The Odds]

Maby if you are on crack and don't really use your word processor.

Someone needs built-in spellchecking.

Maby

No wonder you have it wrong

[WindBourne]

You were suppose to multiple by the number of users with the price. So for Word, it may be 100 * 200 = 20,000, while OO would 100 * 0 = 0.

wp speed tests

[ElephanTS]

I've been interested in this and conducted my own tests. You can definitely type faster in Word2007 whatever the OO people say. All those millions spent in development go somewhere you know.

WTF

[Anonymous Coward]

This was brought up in a different manner yesterday by someone. One scenario for the continued U.S. presence in Iraq is for our troops to be watching the borders for a while longer once the Iraqis "stand up." Vis-a-vis the borders with Iran and Syria, it makes a lot of sense.

WTF?

Re:Open Office Wins?

[Ridlaw]

Wow.. almost as in depth as the original comparison.

Office XP???

[newgalactic]

I'm just hoping that the version of Office XP I bought in college will install on a new laptop. I no longer have the computer it use to run on, I assume it'll be just a matter of transferring the license from that old broken laptop to a newer one.

Re:WTF

[DragonWriter]

Er, wow. Cut and paste error there. The dangers of having two different web forums open at once, a computer that occasionally ignores Ctrl-C, and a habit of not reviewing quoted material.

Re:WTF

[Provocateur]

You do know, that had this been an entirely different forum, the Chiefs of Staff in THAT alternate universe would have started the war as you've ordered, Mr President. I'm soooo glad I found you here. Now, take your medicine...

Re:What about Mail Merge?

[glwtta]

Oh, so s/\$(\w+)/$b[$i]{$1}/ge; isn't good enough?

Kids these days...

Re:What a biased review!

[Oktober Sunset]

well duh, when was the last time that a sensible discussion of the different features and the pros and cons of two pieces of software, objectively weighing up the advantages of each in an unbiased manner was entertaining? ummm never. Now, when the last time a flame war was entertaining? Every time, that's when, and on that note I declare you a big fat monkey who knows nothing about anything, plus you smell like steve balmers armpit after a vigourous chair throwing session

P.S. It's spelt M$.

*Rolls in gasoline and pours powdered magnesium into hair*

*Puts bottle rockets in mouth*

Re:What a biased review!

[nschubach]

* Ignites bottle rockets *

* takes a few steps back *

Re:We should give this test some additional criter

[rizawbone]

Indeed, not least because Word 2007 does not have a Linux version. Since I'm a Linux user, OpenOffice wins because the opponents never turned up.

Let's be serious, would you show up to a Linux user party?

Re:What about Mail Merge?

[autophile]

Just be sure that if you test your mailmerge DB, and you fill $DONOR with "Rich Bastard", you don't let that go to production [ncl.ac.uk].

--Rob

Re:What about Mail Merge?

[Archangel Michael]

Unless of course, there is Richard Bastard on your client/donor list.