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Re: [News] Glimpse at OpenOffice.org in Education

Gordon wrote:

> wispygalaxy wrote:
>>
>> OO.org is so versatile and useful in many domains.  It's a complete myth
>> that it's only for students who can't afford MS Office.  I can get MS
>> Office for a discount from my school, but I am very happy with OO.org.
>> It's about the features, really.
>> 
>> I don't need to do anything fancy in a word processor, so why should I
>> bother installing MS Word?  I could use it in Wine if I wanted to- but it
>> will be sitting there, unused.  The MS Word proponents are overestimating
>> what average people do with their apps.  OO.org takes care of the tasks
>> average computer users want to get accomplished.  I love it!
> 
> Well said. 75% of Office users in corporate environments only use 25% of
> the functionality....

Thanks!

It's sad that corporate people are so lazy that they don't bother to
research better software solutions.  They think that if you pay for
software, it's better.  

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