Microsoft Office vs. Open Office Lori Hrdy Ed Dahlmer.
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Microsoft Office vs. Open Office
Lori HrdyEd Dahlmer
Agenda
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Microsoft Office Version History
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Office 92Office 95Office 97Office 2000Office XPOffice 2003Office 2007 Office2010
OpenOffice.org
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1980’s Star office suite developed in Germany
1999 Purchased by Sun Microsystems2002 Openoffice.org 1.02010 Openoffice.org 3.2
27 updates between 1 and 3.2
A Comparison of Functionality
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Microsoft Office OpenOffice.org
Word Writer
Excel Calc
Powerpoint Impress
Paint Draw
Access Base
Publisher NA
Groove NA
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Operating Systems
• Microsoft Office 2007– Windows – Mac OS
• Open Office 3.2– Microsoft
Windows– Mac OS X– Linux– BSD
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Microsoft Office vs. Open Office
Purchasing Considerations
• Not interoperable• Large expert base
required for support• Security Patches
released as needed• Good if you need
bells/whistles
• Interoperable• No expert base
required• Security less of an
issue• Good if only basics
are required
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Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice.org
Openoffice.org = FREE!
$149.99 $499.99
Microsoft Software assurance
29% of license cost for desktop products
25% of license cost For server software
Key Considerations:
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•80% of people use 20% of Microsoft Office capabilities•Open Office has equivalent basic functionality…and it’s free.•Great alternative solution
•Entrepreneurs•College students
•Internationally accepted; a global solution for multiple OS
•IOS
Questions?
THANK YOU!
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