Is Office 2007 A Case Against Linux? | Linux Today

Is Office 2007 A Case Against Linux?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 25, 2007

“Have you used Office 2007 yet? It’s quite a bit different from
Office 2000 and 2003, but, in my opinion, it’s a pretty spectacular
leap forward. This has been well-document elsewhere, but is quite a
shift that the blogosphere can’t quite capture as well as
first-hand use. It is, in fact, enough of a leap forward that I
don’t believe OpenOffice, as an Office 200x clone, can compete.
OpenOffice is a great product, is free, and seamlessly
cross-platform. However, the biggest reason I’m continuing to use
Vista right now instead of the latest Ubuntu distro I just
installed is Office 2007…”

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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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