Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Has it all except ... #2

On 15/03/11 06:29, Stefan Weigel wrote:
> LibreOffice is great software and there are many good reasons to
> choose it. LibreOffice does not need to always compare itself to
> Microsoft Office. But, if someone compares LibreOffice to Microsoft
> products, then it should be compared to Word, Excel and Powerpoint

But those components (with Outlook) are what the VAST majority of users 
actually USE. Access is relatively uncommon as are all the rest of the 
modules available.
Even Office Professional Plus 2010, the top version only contains Word, 
Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, Access, InfoPath, 
SharePoint Workspace and Communicator.
Of those modules, the VAST majority of people will only use a 
combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Access tends to be 
quite a specialist application, Sharepoint is only of use if you have 
access to a Sharepoint server, Publisher is becoming (thankfully) less 
and less used as you can do most things in Word instead, and 
Communicator  seems a bit of a gimmich, as you can replicate its 
functions with many other pices of software.
From the Communicator website:

Office Communicator 2007 R2 provides a streamlined communications 
experience and offers easy connectivity for users no matter where they 
are or what communications method they choose. With rich presence 
awareness, software-powered voice capabilities, enterprise-class instant 
messaging (IM), multi-party audio, video and desktop sharing, and 
integration with Microsoft Office 2007 applications, you can connect and 
collaborate from any location that has Internet connectivity.

All that can be done without Office.

So I think that it is perfectly sound to compare LO with MO - certainly 
for the average user.

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