Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Calc corrupted an Excel xlsx file, should I report a bug?

On 09/08/2011 01:22 AM, At0mic wrote:
> e-letter wrote:
> > > Solution #1:
> > > Send back an xls version of that file and ask them to exchange
> > > spreadsheets in that format.
> > Better still, send in ods and ask the recipient to use LO. If the
> > suggestion is declined, buy m$o. When minor incompatibility is
> > discovered between m$ hardware and software, such bugs should be
> > published to m$ and not here!
> You can't be serious. LibreOffice/OpenOffice has such low use in the
> corporate world that I would be remiss to ask the other user to download a
> ~200MB software package just to view the document I send them. You just
> don't play those kinds of games in the business world, not unless you want
> to aggravate others for no gain (no, you won't increase LO/OO uptake by only
> using non-Office formats, you'll just piss people off if you ask them to
> install another software package for no discernible reason).
Ask them why they are using .xlsx instead of .xls?  There was a movement 
in the business world to stop using the .xlsx format, since there was 
issues even within different MSO versions.  Also, businesses that would 
rather not pay for every new version of MSO tend to stick with the ones 
they have, which could mean MSO2003 or earlier, so they would not be 
able to read .xlsx either.

.xls is a fine format to use withing the MSO business environment.  I 
have not heard a really good reason to go to the newer one.  To be 
honest, more non-MS software can read .xls than their .xlsx version.

I do not agree about telling business to use LO if they use MSO.  I tend 
to use words like "try using LO and see if you like it".  As for low use 
in the corporate world, LO is gaining market share.  In the European and 
African market, LO/OOo is really moving and becoming the "default" 
office suite.  Governments and businesses are seeing the advantage in 
switching over to LO/OOo over continuing with MSO.  That is fact.  Cost 
is only one of the reasons.

So see if the business would use .xls, then see if someone in that 
business would like to try the software that is gaining market share all 
over the world.  So not demand, ask them to have someone try it.




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