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A look in on Apache OpenOfficeA look in on Apache OpenOfficePosted Mar 22, 2012 5:31 UTC (Thu) by Zizzle (guest, #67739)Parent article: A look in on Apache OpenOffice
It's a bit sad that many Windows users may miss out on the better office suite just because brand momentum carries so much and AOO will no doubt avoid mentioning the superior competitor.
Oh well, at least the Linux distros backed the right horse.
I think ultimately LibreOffice will win out in the end. Mainly due to the personalities involved.
The LibreOffice crew are great to work with.
Compare a Rob Weir to a Michael Meeks.
Rewriting Phipps FAQ contribution pretty much sums it up.
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A look in on Apache OpenOffice Posted Mar 26, 2012 16:14 UTC (Mon) by MattPerry (guest, #46341) [Link]
> It's a bit sad that many Windows users may miss out on the better office
> suite just because brand momentum carries so much and AOO will no doubt > avoid mentioning the superior competitor.
I think it's purely a matter of marketing. What LibreOffice needs is a focused marketing campaign that involves users. Look at how successful Mozilla's Spread Firefox campaign was. I'm sure something similar for LibreOffice would be equally successful.
> I think ultimately LibreOffice will win out in the end.
I agree. Although I think it's good that there is competition in the office suite space, OpenOffice has lost a lot of momentum during this transition. Maybe too much to catch up to LibreOffice.
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