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OpenOffice Expected to Go OS X Native Next Month

OpenOffice Expected to Go OS X Native Next Month

by , 2:50 PM EDT, August 30th, 2006

OpenOffice, the free open source alternative to Microsoft Office, is expected to be available in a native Mac OS X version next month, in time for the Apple Expo in Paris. The software previously required OS X users to install the X11 Window System, which enables Unix software to run on the Mac.

The news was announced by the OpenOffice Mac OS X Porting Team on a blog run by team member Eric Bachard. OpenOffice grew out of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice. Version 2.0 is now available; it includes the Writer, Impress (PowerPoint), Math, Draw, Calc, and Base (Access) modules.

Thanks to Macworld UK for the heads-up.

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Close Name:Willmark Posts: 73 Joined: 17 Mar 2005
Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:54 pm Subject:

SWEET! Neo Office is nice but a bit slow at points. OpenOffice is a fine product, I await the OSX version... I refuse to buy MS office for home.


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Close Name:Mikuro Posts: 457 Joined: 15 Jun 2002
Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:18 pm Subject: Sweet indeed

NeoOffice is a great product, but suffers from un-Mac-ishness. It's a definite step up from the X11 version of OpenOffice, but it still has a way to go. NeoOffice is supposed to have a more Mac-like version out next month, too. I'll definitely try out both.

For those who don't know, NeoOffice is based on OpenOffice.

Let's see....

Explorer: Obsolete.
Windows Media Player: Obsolete.
Outlook Express: Obsolete.

I anxiously await the day we can all add Office to the list. Or at least Word.


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