Comments on: Why Microsoft Office for Linux is a Good Thing http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2007/12/28/why-microsoft-office-for-linux-is-a-good-thing/ Keeping you in the loop with up-to-date Linux news. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:30:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: InTheLoop http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2007/12/28/why-microsoft-office-for-linux-is-a-good-thing/#comment-317 InTheLoop Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:11:20 +0000 http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2007/12/28/why-microsoft-office-for-linux-is-a-good-thing/#comment-317 Good idea. I just did not think of it. Thats why I asked other people to post what they want. Good idea. I just did not think of it. Thats why I asked other people to post what they want.

]]> By: Pep Pla http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2007/12/28/why-microsoft-office-for-linux-is-a-good-thing/#comment-314 Pep Pla Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:26:22 +0000 http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2007/12/28/why-microsoft-office-for-linux-is-a-good-thing/#comment-314 On your Linux Dream list you say "A fresh start on the desktop". Why don't you ask for a fresh start on office software? MS Office is a huge program with lots of features never been used by the average user. MS Office file formats are badly documented and also produce too large files. OpenOffice is (unfortunately) an effort to build an office suite as large (bad) as MS Office is. We (average and advanced users) need a new approach to office suites. We need faster and lighter applications (able to run on smaller and less energy consuming devices). We need new ways to interface with our applications. We need tight integration from our information sources (Sync standards, file and data formats...). This is what I really need. On your Linux Dream list you say “A fresh start on the desktop”. Why don’t you ask for a fresh start on office software? MS Office is a huge program with lots of features never been used by the average user. MS Office file formats are badly documented and also produce too large files.
OpenOffice is (unfortunately) an effort to build an office suite as large (bad) as MS Office is.
We (average and advanced users) need a new approach to office suites. We need faster and lighter applications (able to run on smaller and less energy consuming devices). We need new ways to interface with our applications. We need tight integration from our information sources (Sync standards, file and data formats…).

This is what I really need.

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