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OpenOffice.org 1.1 review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Excellent

8.8

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:Free

Verdict

This feature-rich, flexible and, above all, free office suite is much more than a refuge for the anti-Microsoft tendency. It works, it’s reliable and it’s useful... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Free
  • Fully featured, with good usability
  • Highly programmable
  • Generally good compatibility with Microsoft formats.

Cons

  • Some key features and Microsoft compatibilities are missing
  • Support is via informal user/developer community rather than paid-for.

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Member Opinion

8.8

Average Member Rating

Excellent

98 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

The best Office suite ever made!

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10

Perfect


Anonymous

Anonymous

greatest office suite around.

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9.0

Spectacular


Anonymous

Anonymous

OpenOffice is good in some cases, terrible in others...

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8.0

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Not perfect, but a LOT better than Microsoft Office

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9.0

Spectacular


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