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Microsoft Office Vs Open Office

Microsoft Office and Open Office are both office suites that include word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and other applications. Microsoft Office is developed by a single company and has more polished features and support, while Open Office is open source software developed collaboratively that is free to download and use. Both suites allow working with common file formats, but Microsoft Office is more compatible with Windows while Open Office runs on more operating systems including Linux and older computers.

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Microsoft Office Vs Open Office

Microsoft Office and Open Office are both office suites that include word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and other applications. Microsoft Office is developed by a single company and has more polished features and support, while Open Office is open source software developed collaboratively that is free to download and use. Both suites allow working with common file formats, but Microsoft Office is more compatible with Windows while Open Office runs on more operating systems including Linux and older computers.

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PCA 0025

Microsoft Office
Versus
Open Office
Microsoft Office

• In te g ra te d su ite o f
b u sin e ss so ftw a re
a p p lica tio n s fo r
W in d o w s a n d M a c .
• In clu d e s W o rd
DEFINITION P ro ce ssin g ,
S p re a d sh e e t,
P re se n ta tio n
G ra p h ics, E m a il
C o m m u n ica tio n ,
& etc .
• D e ve lo p e d b y a
sin g le co m p a n y
Open Office

• Open sourced office


software
suiite
• Includes word
DEFINITION processing,
spreadsheets,
presentation
graphics, databases
& etc.
• Stores data in an
international open
format
• Developed
collaboratively,and
Microsoft Office

• Attractive features
and
support
• The de facto
USER standard for how
office suits
INTERFACE operate
• Introduced new
ribbon
Interface
Open Office

•Fu zzie r, lim ite d


d o cu m e n ta tio n
and less polished
USER •S im ila r to M icro so ft
O ffice 2 0 0 3
INTERFACE •M a n y re g a rd it is
sim p le r a n d th u s
easier to learn
•C o m p a re d to M icro so ft
O ffice , it is
perfectly functionable
but not as
sleek
Microsoft Office

• Some consumers
feel more
comfortable with
a for-profit model
with ingenuity
PREFERENCE and innovation
• Codes don’t matter
– Microsoft
doesn’t seem like
it will be going
bankrupt
Open Office

• Open source
philosophy attract
loyal adherents
who believe that
information
PREFERENCE should be shared
freely
• Anybody can study
Open Office and
adapt it to their
needs
• Has a code beyond
company
Microsoft Office

• Applications -
available to
eligible U>S>
based non profits
and libraries for a
PRICE minimal fee
depending on
version and
edition
• Updates – if one is
currently holding
a valid license of
Office, upgrading
to newer versions
Open Office

• Applications – FREE
• Updates - FREE

PRICE
Microsoft Office

• Windows Operating
System
• Mac

COMPABILITY
Open Office

• Can be read and


written in other
softwares
• Runs slightly slower
when opening
COMPABILITY complex
documents
• Better support for
older computers
• Support Macs
• Runs on Linux

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