PCA 0025

Microsoft Office
Versus
Open Office
 Microsoft Office

• In te g ra te d su ite o f
b u sin e ss so ftw a re
a p p lica tio n s fo r
W in d o w s a n d M a c .
• In clu d e s W o rd
DEFINITION P ro ce ssin g ,
S p re a d sh e e t,
P re se n ta tio n
G ra p h ics, E m a il
C o m m u n ica tio n ,
& etc .
• D e ve lo p e d b y a
sin g le co m p a n y
 Open Office

• Open sourced office

software
suiite
• Includes word
DEFINITION processing,
spreadsheets,
presentation
graphics, databases
& etc.
• Stores data in an
international open
format
• Developed
collaboratively,and
 Microsoft Office

• Attractive features
and
support
• The de facto
USER standard for how
office suits
INTERFACE operate
• Introduced new
ribbon
Interface
 Open Office

•Fu zzie r, lim ite d

d o cu m e n ta tio n
and less polished
USER •S im ila r to M icro so ft
O ffice 2 0 0 3
INTERFACE •M a n y re g a rd it is
sim p le r a n d th u s
easier to learn
•C o m p a re d to M icro so ft
O ffice , it is
perfectly functionable
but not as
sleek
 Microsoft Office

• Some consumers
feel more
comfortable with
a for-profit model
with ingenuity
PREFERENCE and innovation
• Codes don’t matter
– Microsoft
doesn’t seem like
it will be going
bankrupt
 Open Office

• Open source
philosophy attract
loyal adherents
who believe that
information
PREFERENCE should be shared
freely
• Anybody can study
Open Office and
adapt it to their
needs
• Has a code beyond
company
Microsoft Office

• Applications -
available to
eligible U>S>
based non profits
and libraries for a
PRICE minimal fee
depending on
version and
edition
• Updates – if one is
currently holding
a valid license of
Office, upgrading
to newer versions
 Open Office

• Applications – FREE
• Updates - FREE

PRICE
 Microsoft Office

• Windows Operating
System
• Mac

COMPABILITY
 Open Office

• Can be read and

written in other
softwares
• Runs slightly slower
when opening
COMPABILITY complex
documents
• Better support for
older computers
• Support Macs
• Runs on Linux