To not understand why Open Office is not more popular

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Why is it that Microsoft Office is so popular when it is quite expensive. Open Office is free and very easy to use. Try it for free if you don't believe me.

download.openoffice.org

I think it would save the country a fortune if the public sector switched to open office and used more freeware software in general. If schools and hospitals switched to Linux instead of Windows then it would save the governant millions. Millions that could be spent on keeping hospitals open or staffing libraries.

Linux and open office have really progressed in the last ten years. They aren't any more difficult for the end user. I also disagree with the arguement that schools should use the most popular business packages. I am sure that the word processor that my son uses in ten or twenty years time will be different from what is available now.

The amount of money Microsoft makes is obscene. I feel there are more pressing uses for tax payers money.

Open office might be, but some randomer posting a link on a forum and saying "Go here" definately shouldn't be trusted.

This link goes to the BBC honest

To answer the original question, I've used Open Office and thought it was crap. Maybe it's got better.

My children’s school use Microsoft office and it’s all online so we don’t technically need to have any kind of office.

However I purchased mine for about £6 on eBay 🫣 🤫

Another vote for LibreOffice.

And for Linux. Microsoft wants access to your data. They're going to push boundaries to get it. I believe they now record all your searches (even when you're searching for things on your local drive). And those ads on the Start menu are just hideously intrusive.