Subject: Anyone else try out these free office suites?
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ludicrous Date: 2/16/2002 9:36:29 AM (GMT-7)
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I put both on one of my "throw-away" machines just to see what they were about.
OpenOffice.org appears to be a derivative of the open-source StarOffice code. The look and feel are nearly identical, including the program file names; however, the integrated desktop is thankfully, missing in action.
The Software602 suite is something different, it looks like they started from scratch and tried to duplicate more of the M$ Office "feel". Point of irritation: They used those low-rent "green checkmark/red x" icons in a couple places. Also, as part of their "make money via add-ons" approach, the base installer seems to throw a photo-editor on your drive -- but won't let you use it at all, unless you register.
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