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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