The majority of administrators and users who are reluctant to switch to Linux blame the lack of applications. That excuse no longer holds water now that CodeWeaver has found a way for Linux to run Microsoft Office.
The first beta-test version of the OpenOffice.org 3.0 productivity suite was released on Wednesday, adding significant features such as improved Mac OS X support and support for the OpenDocument 1.2 standard.
Thousands of Dell users have contacted a user forum to call for PCs to be shipped with a Linux operating system and the OpenOffice application suite.
Dell has acknowledged that 83,000 users have urged it to sell PCs with Linux pre-installed, but it has fallen short of accepting their suggestion.
The OpenOffice.org community released version 2.2 last week, including updates to OpenOffice's word processor, spreadsheet, presentations and database software.
The majority of administrators and users who are reluctant to switch to Linux blame the lack of applications. That excuse no longer holds water now that CodeWeaver has found a way for Linux to run Microsoft Office.
The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.
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Cheap PCs with a Linux operating system seem to have hit the users' sweet spots, with taking the plunge into the alternate OS not nearly as hard as users had thought.
The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.
The two companies are cooperating on a version of Sun's StarOffice productivity software for Mac OS X. The plan has one rival in mind: Microsoft Office.
The latest version of this Linux-based office suite has a lot of ground to cover before it can catch up with the de facto corporate standard, Microsoft Office.
OpenOffice.org developers have put the finishing touches on their productivity suite, which provides users and businesses with an alternative to Microsoft's Office suite.
OpenOffice.org, the open-source office suite project, has reached a milestone in porting the software to Mac OS X with an early release for Mac developers.
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