Can OpenOffice.org regain momentum? | Linux Today

Can OpenOffice.org regain momentum?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 26, 2010

“I’m less of a Google or Apple fanboy than I am an
OpenOffice.org fanboy.

“It’s one of the greatest values in consumer open source, ever.
Here are all the basic productivity tools you need, in one place,
free for the download. They update it, too.

“But OpenOffice.org is drifting. It’s going nowhere fast,
neither up nor down, neither forward nor backwards. Since Sun was
acquired by Oracle this drift has only become more apparent.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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