Re: [libreoffice-users] MS Formats revisited, a quote from MS.com

I have no experience with any MSO newer than 2003 [full package], unless 
it is their trial versions.  I have used MSO 95 through 2003 from work, 
college, and at my home/office.  I will not buy MSO 2010 or the next 
version, but will accept a copy from friends or clients.  I do not think 
it is worth my paying their fees for their package, for options I may 
never want or need to use.

That is one reason I tell people to use LO.  You never have to pay for 
the updates or upgrades.  It is free from your first download [or the 
version I provide them on DVD or CDs].  Better package without needing 
to pull out your credit card.  Free is great in this economy, or any 
economy, plus more and more local,regional, national governments and 
government agencies world wide is dropping MSO for the free open-source 
alternative[s], along with small scale to world-wide scale companies are 
joining the open-source movement for dropping MSO in favor of 
open-source office suites.  Then I tell them that LO is the best 
open-source office suite and if you Google its name, you will find 100's 
of articles praising LO as the best FOSS option currently on the market.

As for multiple copies of ant office package, whether it is MSO LO, or 
OOo, I would not want to do that.  MSO and LO on the same system works, 
if needed, but not two of the same package or LO and OOo on the same 
system.  Never worked for me, and I do not really see the point unless 
you are to work with RC versions while keeping a stable version for your 
normal work environment.


On 11/18/2011 01:57 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> The page is about installing multiple versions of MS Office on a single machine.  I don't want to 
> lose the MSO that works while trying to install something that may or may not work.  MS say they 
> don't recommend having 2 versions of MSO.  So, clearly they are quite happy with the idea of 
> someone being left in the lurch if any 'unexpected' problems arise.
>
> Yes, +1 to Gnu&Linux but particularly +1 to LibreOffice (and OpenOffice too) on any platform. 
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
> --- On Fri, 18/11/11, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions<webmaster@krackedpress.com>  wrote:
>
> From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productions<webmaster@krackedpress.com>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] MS Formats revisited, a quote from MS.com
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Date: Friday, 18 November, 2011, 18:06
>
>
> I wonder why you are required to uninstall MSO 2010 before the updates, and then reinstall it?  Should you 
> not get the fixes with the Office updates or the OS updates and not have one interfering with the other?  But 
> that is Windows and MSO for you.  I was download the updates for an XP system that had Office 2003 and it 
> automatically downloaded MSO 2010 security updates as well as the MSO 2003 updates.  Then it gave me a nasty 
> dialog telling me that I cannot use this  MSO 2010 security update since I do not have it.  The automatic 
> update system chose that package, not me.  Another MS mess up and message that you need to install their 
> latest and "greatest" product line.
>
> I had MSO 2003 in the XP system, just in case the user wanted to use Word instead of Writer, since 
> that users use to have a laptop with Word on it.
>
> This is another reason I prefer Linux and LO.
>
> On 11/18/2011 11:29 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > Hi :)
> > We often argue about formats, especially MS ones, so i thought people might be interested in a 
> > quote from microsoft.com ...
> > http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/sharepoint-server-help/microsoft-office-servers-2010-faq-readme-HA101793217.aspx
> >
> > "
> > Document Layout
> > Microsoft Office 2010 documents may lay out differently on Windows
> > Vista and Windows 2008 Server compared to Windows XP and Windows 7.
> > Microsoft Office 2010 includes the latest version of several fonts
> > also available in Windows 7. However, Office 2010 cannot install these
> > fonts on Windows Vista or Windows 2008 Server because they are system
> > protected on these operating systems. As a result, Office 2010 documents
> >     may lay out differently on e.g., Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
> > This issue is fixed in an update for Windows Vista and for Windows
> > Server 2008. This update removes the system file protection of some font
> >     files.
> >     Important    Users who have already installed
> >     Office 2010 on Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Server, and willing to
> > get the latest version of the fonts, must first uninstall Office 2010,
> > and then install the Windows update prior to re-installing Office 2010.
> > To install this update, follow the instructions in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article: 
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980248.";
> > I always thought it was just between MS Office 2007 and MS Office 2010 but apparently the same 
> > program installed on different Windows OSes (ie Xp vs 7) may have been a main cause of problems 
> > that people have had.  We often ask what OS enquirers are using but never ask what version of an OS 
> > their clients/colleagues/co-workers are sending from or receiving documents on!!  Apparently with 
> > Windows at both ends there is likely to be a problem! (unless both ends use Xp)
> > Regards fromTom :)
>
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