<html><head></head><body>Ted B Dodd wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:3A963D8A.18860.5229F99@localhost"><pre wrap="">On 23 Feb 2001, at 10:19, Lance Simmons wrote:<br><br></pre>
<blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">I'm trying to move people away from microsoft, and if I could<br>get them over to StarOffice, then a later move to linux<br>wouldn't be as traumatic. <br></pre></blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!----><br>This begs a few questions.<br><br>1. Why migrate away from M$ Office Suite?</pre>
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I did because of $$$....Few hundred vs. $ 0<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:3A963D8A.18860.5229F99@localhost"><pre wrap=""><br>2. Does StarOffice (SO) provide compatibility</pre>
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Yes. And its actually very good. Every once in a while, you get something
that doesn't quite convert, but nothing that wasn't fixed in 30sec or less...<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:3A963D8A.18860.5229F99@localhost"><pre wrap=""><br>3. What is transition and training problems assocated?</pre>
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None to very little. Learning curve is exteremly small. If you can use MS Office, you can use StarOffice.<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:3A963D8A.18860.5229F99@localhost"><pre wrap=""><br>4. Is the support adequate for SO?</pre>
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yes.<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:3A963D8A.18860.5229F99@localhost"><pre wrap=""><br>5. How do your users (customers) feel about changing?<br>6. What is the motive? Is it just to get them off M$?<br><br><br>Ted B<br>aka <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tedbdodd@bigfoot.com">tedbdodd@bigfoot.com</a><br>_______________________________________________<br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss">http://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss</a><br><br><br></pre>
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