The correct way to use and advocate OpenOffice/Libre Office and the real reason to do it | Linux Today

The correct way to use and advocate OpenOffice/Libre Office and the real reason to do it

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 24, 2013

Many people, schools and small businesses use OO.o only because it can be obtained and installed for free. Some users love it because it is so similar to Microsoft Office. Others because…

Now, these are all excellent, perfectly valid reasons to use this wonderful Office Suite, but not the real, most important one. If the ones above are the only drivers to run the OO.o programs, you may still end up without any real benefit for yourself, your business or society as a whole.

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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