Microsoft office VS openoffice

[YZFx]

Can microsoft office open openoffice's file?

[GuiNNeSS]

Yes, you can save as MSOffice compatible files with OpenOffice.

[YZFx]

thanks alot

[nightmar3]

Microsoft office files can easily be accessed and edited by open office.

HOWEVER it might not be the same case the other way.

 

If im not wrong, have to use openoffice to save as a microsoft office accessible file (which is older or smth). Cuz at my workplace i face this problem. Thus kena force to adapt to open office.

[redbeacon]

Microsoft office files can easily be accessed and edited by open office.

HOWEVER it might not be the same case the other way.

 

If im not wrong, have to use openoffice to save as a microsoft office accessible file (which is older or smth). Cuz at my workplace i face this problem. Thus kena force to adapt to open office.

I can see that your workplace is striving to cut costs by not using MS Office...

[WildCard]

I can see that your workplace is striving to cut costs by not using MS Office...

 

Nothing wrong with that.

There are a lot of offices and companies I know of now switching to open source software like OpenOffice.

As long it serves the basic functionality well and yet saves a lot of costs, why not?

[Demon]

Nothing wrong with that.

There are a lot of offices and companies I know of now switching to open source software like OpenOffice.

As long it serves the basic functionality well and yet saves a lot of costs, why not?

 

It's more about breaking the monopoly, and it's even better if it saves money along the way.

 

Now, Singapore government tender submissions are to be done in Open Office format as it is deem unfair to dictate the submission is to be done in a particular software which licence has to be paid. US government is the first to initiate such actions.

 

But Microsoft is so deeply entrenched, they are not easily displaced even with free softwares readily available. Like the tender submission, it's still done in MS office, and later saved in Open Office for submission. So it's LPPL.

[desewer]

Yeah, although prices of MS Office off the rack are really high, and OpenOffice is free, MS is drawing up some new initiatives to increase their market share even further.

 

Latest is the Government-Linked Home Use Programme which allows Singapore civil servants to purchase MS Office 2007 for only $40, the cost of the CD and shipping. Full functionality. I bought one copy. Immediately uninstalled my OpenOffice and installed the Office Enterprise 2007 heheheee

 

Point is, so many of us grew up using MS Office that now we are too familiar with MS functions. I tried OO but could not get used to the different formula calculations in the spreadsheet.

[YZFx]

Yeah, although prices of MS Office off the rack are really high, and OpenOffice is free, MS is drawing up some new initiatives to increase their market share even further.

 

Latest is the Government-Linked Home Use Programme which allows Singapore civil servants to purchase MS Office 2007 for only $40, the cost of the CD and shipping. Full functionality. I bought one copy. Immediately uninstalled my OpenOffice and installed the Office Enterprise 2007 heheheee

 

Point is, so many of us grew up using MS Office that now we are too familiar with MS functions. I tried OO but could not get used to the different formula calculations in the spreadsheet.

 

 

really?? how do u go about ordering it?

[desewer]

really?? how do u go about ordering it?

 

It's linked to your government email. You need your ministry/department/unit to give you that information. They will give you a URL to navigate to, and then you key in some code unique to your department. And then they will send a confirmation email to your government account, which you will need to click on a link to finalize the purchase and pay for the software. I got my copy within 2 weeks of ordering.

 

The clause is that you can only purchase ONE copy for use on ONE computer, and the license expires once you cease to be a civil servant, for example if you resign or retire.

 

Until such time MY license expires, I'm willing to fork out the $40.

[YZFx]

thanx for the info dude

[desewer]

Not a problem. Happy to help...