![]() ![]() But things took a significant turn for the worse once I had to start working on files that I share with other people using Microsoft Office. I was even able to quickly set my computer to open files associated with Microsoft Office with the new OpenOffice. Files opened without incident and it looked pretty sharp. ![]() So the 1st thing I did was go to and download the latest version for Mac. I’m a big believer in dogfooding, so I figured before I can recommend ditching Microsoft Office I would need to try it out myself for a while. Let’s face it, times are tough and that’s not an insignificant amount of money. I started my challenge on February 2nd after doing an analysis that would cost between $10,000 and $15,000 per year for upgrades and new licenses of Microsoft Office 2010. Alternative(s) must be stable enough and user-friendly enough for end-user adoption.Alternative(s) must be free or significantly less than a license of Microsoft office.Share and collaborate transparently with other people who may be using Microsoft Office products.Any suitable alternative(s) to Microsoft Office must be cross-platform compatible (i.e.Stop using the following Microsoft office products: Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.So for those of you who have thought about it, but don’t have the time to do a full suite of testing yourself, I hope you might find this useful. It’s easy to say that OpenOffice can replace Microsoft Office, but it’s quite another thing to prove it and be able to back up your claims. I am going to take a quick break from WordPress related topics to discuss a new challenge I have set for myself in hopes of proving that it would be possible for my employer to ditch Microsoft Office in favor of an OpenOffice alternative. ![]()
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