Review: OpenOffice.org 2.4.0

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"OpenOffice.org goes a little further than Microsoft in some places and allows users to export directly to PDF. It also has its own file format, ODF, which Microsoft has pledged to support.

"While OpenOffice.org supports macros, macros written for Microsoft Office won't work in OpenOffice.org, and can't be transferred, which could serve as a major stumbling block for those looking to migrate, depending on how much effort has been placed into writing macros. You'll have to rewrite them all""

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