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[Scott, Simon]

> 
> Office is bloat compared to what????. I don't see anything on 
> linux that can
> work nearly as well as an office port could.

OK, so its the least bad :) So stuff under Linux has the *possibility* of
being good, in the medium to long-term. Office is soo bloated its drowning
in its own faeces, and is unsaveable. There are features that I dont think
*anyone* uses...

> 
> You have staroffice, but in my testing, it is far far worse 
> than I could ever
> imagine. It is so bloated, it makes office seem lightweight and fast.
> 

I found SO quite good actually, altho there's definite room for improvement.


> Next you have word perfect. There is one word I can give word 
> perfect 8.
> Terrible. It is not only bloated, but lacks vital features 
> and is really
> annoying.
> 

I found it ok under linux... have checked recent versions tho. Shame is that
its just a stupid WINE port from windows... 

> Perhaps Word perfect office for linux is better, but what I 
> have read so far
> doesn't give me much hope.
> 

Windows apps on linux... blah

> And abiword. Abiword is fast and neat, but it only has very basic
> functionality.  Gnurmeric is quite good though.
> 

Abiword is cool. It processes words. It has no bloat. For basic WP its
great.

> And then there is Koffice. It has been progressing nicely, 
> but still isn't
> ready for use yet :-(
> 

Im waiting with anticipation :)

> > dead, so I wont be rushing out to buy it.
> 
> As for microsoft being dead, you could not be further from 
> the truth. Of
> course, this being a linux list, truth does not need to be 
> considered before
> you spout off. I am not defending microsoft though, just 
> saying that they are
> going to be around for a while.
> 

Microsoft are dead. Nothing to do with Linux. Their business model will
*not* be sustainable in the long term (*so much* of Microsoft's business
model relies on their share price continually rising, which it has already
started to fail to do). Despite the fact that their stuff is pure crap, and
the general public is slowly but surely wising up to them. Gates is selling
his shares. You do the math.

I dont really see the point of being 'validated' by Microsoft. I couldnt
care less if they port or not. Id rather see enthusiasm directed towards
'open' alternatives, open source or otherwise. If SO is GPL'd, goodnight
Office.


> This is of course if microsoft actually does and sells the port.

I cant believe with MS's track record, people *still* hold out faith that
the next version of product X will be stable and fast. Geez, how many times
do I have to beat you with a stick before you say 'ouch!'??? 

At least when Linux software is crap, its usually alpha/beta, free and
fixable.


> 
> More like unimportant unenforcable drivel that fills our 
> mailboxes (mine is like
> 50meg of mail)

Reminds me, I really *should* go smack our mail admin! Lookout, here comes
the bullshit at the end again!!! :)



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