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Sun StarOffice 9 to launch Nov 19, OpenOffice 3 launch on Oct 13

Summary: Sun is expected to launch a major upgrade of StarOffice based on the new OpenOffice 3.0 on November 19, sources said.

Paula Rooney

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Sun is expected to launch a major upgrade of StarOffice based on the new OpenOffice 3.0 on November 19, sources said.

OpenOffice 3.0 is set to be officially launched in Paris on October 13.  Sun's StarOffice 9 will be available in late November.

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  • who MS Office then

    We are switching to Open Office with this new
    version. No more dollars for MS Office when OO is
    free.
    gertruded
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  • RE: Sun StarOffice 9 to launch Nov 19, OpenOffice 3 launch on Oct 13

    I still use Office 2007 and I think there is no other office product that is better than Office 2007. However, I love openOffice 3 as alternative from MS Office. If I couldn't use MS Office any more, I have no problem to switch to openOffice. I just thinking that MS Office is still better.

    Austin
    austin1030@...
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    • I have to agree...

      Office 2007 is excellent (once you get used to the ribbon, which doesn't take too much time.) I actually use both suites, depending on what I'm doing. I just installed OpenOffice 3.0 this morning (looks like it was a good idea not to wait, I just got an e-mail saying their servers are overloaded.)
      Mike (not Cox)
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  • RE: Sun StarOffice 9 to launch Nov 19, OpenOffice 3 launch on Oct 13

    I was a big MS Office 2003 fan.
    and I used also a lot of macros
    Eventually I succeded to switch
    a small company with 200 users to
    OpenOffice. I must admit that was
    a gret effort but now everything is OK!
    alexuntaru
    Reply Vote

  • We will see a lot of migrations, as Office Suites become less important and

    OpenOffice gets better. Actually, OpenOffice has been "good enough" for quite some time now.
    DonnieBoy
    Reply Vote

    • "Good enough"? Bwa-ha-ha-ha

      Better not hire DoonieBoy to decide what productivity tools your company needs. It will be a surefire crash in office productivity...
      transposeIT
      Reply Vote

  • The office suite was wizbang back in the day....

    But now? Lets be honest here its Ho Hum. As a product and
    concept it should have gone "generic" in pricing a long tine
    ago.

    Pagan jim
    James Quinn
    Reply Vote

  • Sun StarOffice 9 to launch Nov 19, OpenOffice 3 launch on Oct 13

    This is a non-issue, Microsoft Office will continue to dominate the market for years to come, especially against this paltry offering from the open source community.
    Lovedork_Anderson
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  • RE: Sun StarOffice 9 to launch Nov 19, OpenOffice 3 launch on Oct 13

    BOY! A lot of Microsoft employees post here!
    tburzio
    Reply Vote
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