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A look in on Apache OpenOffice

A look in on Apache OpenOffice

Posted Mar 26, 2012 16:14 UTC (Mon) by MattPerry (guest, #46341)
In reply to: A look in on Apache OpenOffice by Zizzle
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.

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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