Fully compatible with Microsoft Office?

[Ric Moore]

On Tue, 2011-05-03 at 07:01 -0500, Linda wrote: 
> <snip>
> > As you have done so often in the past, I'd just like to point out that
> > this thread has little to do with:
> > "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> >
> >       ;-]
> >
> > Here's a thought; maybe LibreOffice has a support mailing list.
> > ...or web forum.
> > ...or newsgroup.
> >
> > <snip>
> > Cybe R. Wizard
> Actually for those of us who use Ubuntu in a work 
> environment it is quite relevant. OpenOffice is part of the 
> default installation of the LTS version and how well it 
> works with customer who send us MS Office files are need to 
> open files we send them is important, as are work arounds 
> that deal with problems in compatibility

That is true. OTOH, MicroSoft Office isn't so backwards compatible with
it's previous versions, as has been stated here and many places
elsewhere. I don't think that was done by mistake, either. :) Ric

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