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Reason(s) I prefer OpenOffice.org over MSoffice:
0) more logical interface, things are located where they fit. 'Format' strikes me as a much more appropriate place for Fonts/page layout/etc than 'File'
1) more effecient file formats
-other reasons that do not directly affect me if at all-
2) runs better on slower systems from what I have read.
my slowest is PIII 650 that just plays server so no real experience on recent builds on anything less then 1.4 Ghz systems.
3) easy to translate into your language of choice. This is especially important in African countries/other remote countries with local dialects that Microsoft has very little financial incentive to provide with SW in their native tongue.
4) The price - in many poorer parts of the world MS Office costs a huge percentage of the area's mean annual income.
Why I still have MS Word installed:
TABLES - OO has the deplorably weak method of Word 6.0 and earlier where creating or editing tables is involved. If/When the simple flexible table creation of Word 97 is added, then I can completely remove MS word.
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Black Adder
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