Is it Time To Reconsider Microsoft Office?
October 21, 2005 – 18:16 pmSun Microsystems is betting that individuals, businesses and government agencies may be willing to try a new full-featured office productivity suite that’s compatible with Microsoft Office at just a slice of the cost.
Sun’s new StarOffice 8 offers powerful and integrated word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database capabilities. With a download a price of $69.95, and volume discounts for businesses, StarOffice may prove to be worth giving a try, especially since Office 12 will require users to learn a new interface anyway.
With improved Microsoft Office compatibility and conversion, OASIS OpenDocument (xml) format for global compatibility, free PDF export capability and exellent migration tools to ease the transition, the G-man in Redmond may have to deal with a viable competitor.
Check out the Sun StarOffice 8 and pay particular attention to the generous enterprise licensing terms.
One Response to “Is it Time To Reconsider Microsoft Office?”
Is this the same as Open Office? The PDF builder is worth the price.
By Greg on Oct 27, 2005