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Offline Getback

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MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« on: December 11, 2009, 10:34:59 PM »
This sound like a great deal?

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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2009, 11:02:16 PM »
Yes, but Open Office is free:  http://www.openoffice.org/


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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2009, 02:07:58 AM »
Yes, but the "Home" version is theoretically licensed only for home non commercial use, i.e. nothing for which you get paid, like consulting.  Not that anyone would pay any attention to that, but thought I'd mention it.

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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2009, 06:25:47 AM »
Openoffice and others have become so strong competitors to MS that the next office versions will be free. If you do regular 'office' stuff and don't need to do macro or other excel scripting openoffice is your solution. It even has the old good interface instead of the lame ribbon found in all new MS products.
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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2009, 10:27:32 AM »
Anyone have any luck running OpenOffice on Win7 64 bit?
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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2009, 01:57:03 PM »
Only thing I don't like about open office is the fact is is Java based.  I am not a fan of running java on any system if I don't have to.

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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2009, 02:16:01 PM »
Openoffice and others have become so strong competitors to MS that the next office versions will be free...
Didn't that recent lawsuit prevent Microsoft from selling office products?
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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2009, 02:59:00 PM »
Yes, but Open Office is free:  http://www.openoffice.org/


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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2009, 06:25:13 PM »
Anyone have any luck running OpenOffice on Win7 64 bit?

Not had any trouble with it so far.
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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2009, 06:53:25 PM »
Only thing I don't like about open office is the fact is is Java based.  I am not a fan of running java on any system if I don't have to.

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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2009, 07:37:51 PM »
Lol free with java vs 80 bucks..  :lol
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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2009, 10:26:39 PM »
Openoffice and others have become so strong competitors to MS that the next office versions will be free. If you do regular 'office' stuff and don't need to do macro or other excel scripting openoffice is your solution. It even has the old good interface instead of the lame ribbon found in all new MS products.

Have used both and use both in my home office but I much prefer Office to Open Office. I get problems with opening/converting files that my co-workers have created in M$ Office from time to time and honestly I think the ribbon thing is much better in some instances but it does take quite a bit of getting used to seeing that instead of the old fashioned gui.
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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2009, 04:35:55 AM »
Have used both and use both in my home office but I much prefer Office to Open Office. I get problems with opening/converting files that my co-workers have created in M$ Office from time to time and honestly I think the ribbon thing is much better in some instances but it does take quite a bit of getting used to seeing that instead of the old fashioned gui.

No private person needs more than openoffice. If it's for work use the company is paying so there's really no need for a discussion. And any company that's stuck to 'high level' office documents is doing something very very wrong to begin with. This usually means that the company has erred into developing some indegineous solution on office that will eventually malfunction and collapse. Usually this happens the latest when the person who developed it changes company or retires.
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Re: MS Office 2007 Home for $80
« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2009, 03:36:39 PM »
Java in MHO is the worst/best thing ever developed.  Since most attacks on computer systems are Java based because of people leaving java enabled in their browser and installing java software/games making java load upon system startup.  This is how Phishing code is based more so then active-x or html.  I will not enable java on any of my own systems nor will I install any java based software no matter the cost or lack there of.

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