Comment Re:The beauty of Open Source. (Score 1) 282
<quote><p>Wrong. At the most, you could accuse OO/LO of attempting to match the look and feel of MS Office circa 2003. They haven't bothered to copy that stupid new "ribbon" interface, and seem to be happy with the UI they presently have.</p></quote>
Seriously, that is what you are going with? That "ribbon" bullshit argument ended years ago. It was only started by FOSS users in a vain attempt to conceal their "sour grapes" attitude towards MS Office and the pathetic offerings being made available to the FOSS community.
By the way, when was the last time you attempted to do any serious OLE with LibreOffice? Or how about some conditional "mail merge" work? It is not pretty and certainly not as robust as that available in MS Office. Think about it. You give away a product that they charge $100 +/- for the home version (sans Outlook) yet they control 90% of the market. You can make up any excuse you want; the bottom line is no body is buying what you are selling.
Seriously, that is what you are going with? That "ribbon" bullshit argument ended years ago. It was only started by FOSS users in a vain attempt to conceal their "sour grapes" attitude towards MS Office and the pathetic offerings being made available to the FOSS community.
By the way, when was the last time you attempted to do any serious OLE with LibreOffice? Or how about some conditional "mail merge" work? It is not pretty and certainly not as robust as that available in MS Office. Think about it. You give away a product that they charge $100 +/- for the home version (sans Outlook) yet they control 90% of the market. You can make up any excuse you want; the bottom line is no body is buying what you are selling.