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

Il 08/09/2011 14:35, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions ha scritto:
> 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.

I'll throw in my 2 cents about how to introduce OOo/LibO in otherwise 
"hostile" business enviromnents. If they have a MS Office version that 
cannot read new "...x" (xlsx, docx, etc.) formats, tell them they have 
the option to upgrade to the new version (which often means thousands of 
$$) or download that free office suite which will very probably open the 
document just fine. That has happened to me and the customer was 
impressed :-)

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Marcello Romani

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