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IBM Lotus Symphony 1.2

By Alex Serpo, ZDNet.com.au on 27 January 2009 03:09 PM

Tags: ibm, symphony, lotus, office, suite, review, odf, openoffice.org

Manufacturer: IBM

Platform

  • Mac
  • Yes
  • Windows
  • Yes
  • Linux
  • Yes

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Overview

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The good:
  • Free
  • Compatible with Windows, OS X and Linux
  • 64-bit compatible across platforms
  • Really sexy interface
  • Simple to use
  • Adheres to ODF document standard
The bad:
  • Memory hungry
  • Limited feature set
  • Doesn't open MS OOXML files
  • Built-in web browser is painfully slow and generally horrible
The bottomline:

While the interface of IBM's free office suite is sexy, its hunger for system resources, lack of features and OOXML support mean that OpenOffice.org 3 is a better free alternative.

Editors’ rating:

7/10

RRP: Free

Related topics:

ibm, symphony, lotus, office, suite, review, odf

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