[plug] Need Help convincing Dad he doesn't need M$ Office 03

[Shayne O'Neill]

I feel your pain bro.

Half the problem is that ms office 03 is actually pretty good. Office is
probably the one thing ms do right.

Now , that said, unless he needs outlook to talk to an exchange server or
access, theres precious little ms can do that oo cant.

Try getting a selection of ms docs and show him them working equally well
on both platforms.

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On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Tim White wrote:

> In a fairly windows dominated network I am striving to have my voice heard.
> I am using OOo (1.1.0 and 1.1.1) on my computer currently and 1.1.0 on one
> other computer. The 1.1.0 has had a few problems with integrating with
> other users on the network, i.e. sharing files that can be read in word and
> reading file from word. I am trying to convince my Dad that he doesn't need
> to buy M$ as OOo will do the job. Must of the users are students so he
> wants to buy a students version of Office 03. Price isn't going to tie him
> over. If I can convince him to stay with OOo then a transition to Linux
> will be easier.
> What I am look for from this list are 2 things:
> 1) Arguments to convince him to stay (Probably with an upgrade to 1.1.1)
> 2) Some tips on how to easily update 1.1.0 to 1.1.1 on both Win and Linux
> Thanks
> Tim
> p.s. If you have tips on convincing him that Office 03 is really bad then
> that would be cool as well (i.e. how seriously flawed it is)
>
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