LibreOffice: Is Open Source Software Suite Here to Stay?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 7, 2012

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“All the same, it seems to me that it’s a bit too early to
affirm that the future of open source office software lies squarely
in LibreOffice. While the situation seems pretty settled and stable
right now, I wouldn’t be surprised if OpenOffice emerges resurgent
to become a major LibreOffice competitor, upsetting the consensus
that the community now enjoys on this front.

“And that could potentially be a pretty bad thing for users of
open source software. Traditionally, OpenOffice was one of the
poster children of the open source world. Its rich features, lively
development and impressive market share proved that open source
projects could produce commercial quality software.”


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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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