Why does OpenOffice.org suck worse than MS Office?

[Darryl LeCount]

> On 10/06/07, Brian Beattie <beattie at beattie-home.net> wrote:

> My copy of OpenOffice doesn't appear to even have the options for
> inserting audio, even though the help file says it should. Maybe I
> damaged my install or something.

I'm not sure what version of Ubuntu the OP is using, but I'd never used
Impress in my life (I had used Powerpoint at work though) and I managed
to insert an OGG file and play it in a slide show within 30 seconds. It
did play immediately.

>more likely a genuinely disappointed user.  been there, raged that.  I
>think his complaints are valid albeit poorly phrased.  as a rule, oss
>softwares skips usability and polish in favor of features and OO fits
>that description.  sun is not known for its UI skills

I think it's more telling that OpenOffice's UI is closely modelled on
MS-Office's, which in turn I can't stand. I just put up with it.

-- 
Darryl LeCount
www.jamyskis.net
darryl at jamyskis.net

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