The Advantages of OpenOffice

OpenOffice.org- is an Open Source free Office suite which replicates many of the capabilities of competing software products like the Microsoft Office Suite and Corel Office.

Advantages to Open Office  

• No marketing schemes to try to force you to their product 

• A good product will always be released, since the programmers aren't paid to put out a product at a certain date 

• More frequent updates, which always actually help the program. 

• You can help the project keep on going through programming, testing, and/ or donations. 

• Made by regular people on their own time, not by a big corporation like Microsoft 

• Simpler and more user friendly design that its competitors. 

• No need to worry about copyright issues. 

• Isn't cluttered with useless "extra's". 

• It's free 

• It's very easy to install, start up, and use.