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1. Comment - Mass. to Dump Microsoft Office by 2007

   (Sep 5, 2005 - 11:05 AM)

   lol... okay Mr. Lonesome Lush..
   
   It's funny how most the material you snagged.. is all very old, and from the old article of pre 1.1 versions.
   
   Like I said, check out the new article, and check out Open Office 2.0. That fixes most if not all of what you wrote as 'compatability' problems.
   
   My whole purpose even posting here is the fact that I think it is ethical, moral, and plain good business to allow consumers a choice. Microsoft has always made it so we can't choose another suite that will suite our needs just fine. The only way to change that is to go with another application. It so happens that the best alternative is Open Office... by a long shot. And it comes with a lot of benefits.
   
   Mentioned somewhere down the line, someone brought on some political rhetoric about communism, and it having anything to do with a state using open source software...
   
   Well to use communism as an example, it best fits Microsoft. Not allowing any choices.. having strings atached to where we cant do things much the same, use the same documents with the little bells and whistles.. althought they would be just fine without the bloat... telling us basically what we can do, and not giving the consumer control over that aspect.
   
   I would love to say that you are infact dead wrong on one major thing. Most MS documents are infact compatable with Open Office. Especially 2.0. Just as compatable as documents made in XP Office are with pre XP Office suites.
   
   "I AM pretty good and I have a feeling that my left nut has more experience in IT/software development than just about everyone here."
   
   Thats a very bold statement considering you don't know who the heck you are talking to. It's also very arrogant... and makes it easy to call you an asshat.
   
   Most and many other countries have made the change to open source applications long ago. If you ask me, that makes the U.S. about 10 years behind.
   
   I certainly don't, and I am sure many here reading this, don't feel they need to prove anything to an asshat such as yourself. The people that seek my experience and hard work are the ones that get to see it first hand. Not some asshat MS slut that insults people who are not even arguing things like "Oh, open source is so much better", or "MS is big and evil".. that's your assumption.
   
   And anybody that calls anybody an "Open-Source punk"... has obviously got a few screws loose, and is already biased because he writes crappy code for a software manufacturer that charges an arm and a leg for their unused garbage and bloat with an ugly UI attached. You probably aren't even an actual engineer either with the same education i'm sure many reading this, and typing this have... you are just an asshat stuck in your ways, and can't even budge for something better that comes along.

2. Comment - Mass. to Dump Microsoft Office by 2007

   (Sep 4, 2005 - 11:00 PM)

   lol... im surprised you even have a job with your level of maturity.
   
   As I said, read up on Open Office 2.0, knowing anything about it, which you obviously don't, will answer all your questions.
   
   Sorry doing a simple application conversion is so hard for you. Maybe you should think about a career change.
   
   For your information, I could be your boss jackass.

3. Comment - Mass. to Dump Microsoft Office by 2007

   (Sep 4, 2005 - 10:25 PM)

   Good discussion as well... unbiased.
   
   http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1705
   
   http://www.openoffice.or...features/2.0/index.html
   
   http://www.newsforge.com.../04/03/27/0134204.shtml (older, but holds)
   http://www.techworld.com...ndex.cfm?featureid=1703

4. Comment - Mass. to Dump Microsoft Office by 2007

   (Sep 4, 2005 - 9:57 PM)

   lol what a complete jackass.
   
   For your information, all these "features" you speak of... don't need to be used, and are hardly used. It's called bloat, excess, garbage. Thats what software makers use to push their product. They use big words, and pay out the a*s to make something so dumb and unneeded... seem just the opposite.
   
   Coming from someone with experience, and who has done Office conversions... it's a piece of cake. And you can eat it too.
   
   Obviously all you feel you can do is mouth off to adults and try to belittle them when you haven't a clue. You sound like a lost old fart who doesn't want to lift a finger and change anything. You probably make a person at a gas station change your wiper blades too you lazy a*s.
   
   Im done even trying to discuss this with your empty headed self. You are the one who turned the subject into something very different if you havent noticed.
   
   MS Office is a huge load of unneeded crap, when all that is needed is something small and simple that gets the job done better, faster, and cheaper.... without all the extra bloat and strings attached.
   
   Get a life.

5. Comment - Mass. to Dump Microsoft Office by 2007

   (Sep 4, 2005 - 6:15 PM)

   You must be what... 14 yrs old? Do you know how to carry on a conversation like an adult?
   
   Open source punks... morons... what next? I know what would be next... "You were right all along".
   
   Those things in MS you speak of are not even needed. And open source developers don't steal, they create. Its for a common ideal. If you don't understand that, then stick with shelling out the bucks and supporting a monopoly. A monopoly in which wont stand for competition. I wouldn't mind paying for good software. But I do mind having only one choice. So I choose (keyword:choose), to use open source. As it suits my needs perfectly. ActiveX is old school, and simply isn't needed.
   
   Lets look at what an Office Suite does... the crap you mention is just fluff and bloat.
   
   Get a real job? What makes you think people who simply 'use' open source applications don't have a job?