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Rhakios
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 Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:18 pm Post subject: Microsoft OpenOffice |
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I was somewhat intrigued to read the following in the magazine which is my employer's in-house publication (this must be the fifth issue I've seen in four years, a rare privilege for a yard-monkey like me):
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Group I.T. and Helpdesk have launched self help guides on iConnect for colleagues in branches that use Microsoft's OpenOffice, as well as general Helpdesk queries.
The OpenOffice package was adopted [...] some time ago and has over 12,000 users across the organisation. In the latest version, Microsoft has added more useful features as well as improvements to the user experience.
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And so on.
We have recently had Windows 7 terminals installed and I can't say I've seen OpenOffice launched on one yet, but the older XP terminals used to launch something from the 2.x series with the old blue and white Sun/OOo splash screen.
Since when did Microsoft launch a version of OpenOffice? There's nothing to be seen about such a thing on the first few pages of a FWSE search.
All very odd.
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It just a ploy to get users to use OOo, believing they are using a MS product or dumb I.T. staff.
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Tell them that Microsoft have upgraded and relaunched it as LibreOffice and recommend you upgrade your system as soon as possible. 
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Might be this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML
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Rhakios
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No because:
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The OpenOffice package was adopted [...] some time ago and has over 12,000 users across the organisation.
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the older XP terminals used to launch something from the 2.x series with the old blue and white Sun/OOo splash screen.
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If I get the chance to get at a terminal some time, I will have a look at what version is actually there now, but some of us have to do some work so that others can stare open-mouthed and gormless at their screens.
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They like many people just assume that everything to do with computers is the work of Microsoft.
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| Nuke wrote: | | They like many people just assume that everything to do with computers is the work of Microsoft. |
You mean it isn't??? 
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| heiowge wrote: | | Nuke wrote: | | They like many people just assume that everything to do with computers is the work of Microsoft. |
You mean it isn't??? |
No, some of it is to do with Apple..........
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| AndyBaxman wrote: | | heiowge wrote: | | Nuke wrote: | | They like many people just assume that everything to do with computers is the work of Microsoft. |
You mean it isn't??? |
No, some of it is to do with Apple.......... |
Nah. That's just a rumour, and these tablet things will never catch on...You'll be saying that this is the year of the Linux desktop next.
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| wyliecoyoteuk wrote: | | You'll be saying that this is the year of the Linux desktop next. |
WOOAAAHH!! Let's not go that far!!!
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