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OpenOffice vs. Office 2007OpenOffice vs. Office 2007Posted Oct 23, 2008 11:19 UTC (Thu) by lysse (guest, #3190)In reply to: OpenOffice vs. Office 2007 by Cato Parent article: Why OpenOffice.org Failed - and What to Do About It (ComputerWorld UK)
I'm surprised by this, and it would be interesting to know who designed this study, as OpenOffice 2.x is far more like Office 2003 than is Office 2007. Maybe that's the problem? It might be easier to switch to a UI which is so visibly different that you know you need to relearn it than to one which is similar at first glance but just different enough to be frustrating...
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UI != placement of buttons Posted Oct 23, 2008 14:38 UTC (Thu) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link] Not really. As I've said: first impression was quite positive for OpenOffice.org and VERY negative for MS Office 2007. But after some time expression changed. Sure, buttons are grouped differently in MS Office 2007. And it's a problem for a people who are familiar with MS Office 2003 or MS Office XP. But! Underlaying logic is the same. The fact that knobs are moved in MS Office 2007 is irritating, the fact that knobs are different in OpenOffice.org is disastrous. P.S. Note: these were experienced MS Office 2003 users, not "fresh" users - but it's the situation with most companies, right?
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