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​OpenOffice doesn't make the grade - school district boosts productivity without OpenOffice. Click here to ready the case study.

​Microsoft vs. OpenOffice

Organizations of all sizes rely on Microsoft Office as they build value today and in the future. As you consider the productivity solution that’s best for your company, it’s important to consider the total costs, including the acquisition, management, and deployment costs, as well as the risks and benefits of software alternatives. If you’re considering OpenOffice, be sure to count the cost of free, because it could turn out to be a lot higher than you think. Compare Microsoft Office to OpenOffice and you’ll see that Microsoft gives your people the tools they need to get their work done in the most efficient manner possible—without cutting corners.
Compare and decide
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  • Outdated and cumbersome

     

    OpenOffice lacks a modern and intuitive user experience. In fact, in a recent research study, they described their own user interface as "cumbersome," "visually unattractive," and "inefficient."
     

     

    Familiar and intuitive

    In comparison, Microsoft Office has a sleek, intuitive user interface with the full range of features and functionality. And it offers the best experience across PC, phone, and browser so your people can work in the style that fits them best.

     

  • Restricting how work gets done

     

    OpenOffice doesn’t deliver the features like collaboration and anywhere access your employees are looking for. And its limited set of productivity tools places restrictions on how, where, and when work gets done.
     

     

    Boosting collaboration

     

    Collaboration technology should facilitate ease of sharing and trust in the fidelity of information shared. With Office 2010, we’ve made it possible for you to boost collaboration with many new features, including co-authoring, integration with Microsoft unified communications, and the flexibility of Office Web Applications.

     

  • Cost of compromise

     

    OpenOffice does not meet the interoperability, infrastructure, tools, and architecture needs of many organizations.  As a result, your company could risk additional IT complexity leading to higher costs—which can easily negate any license savings.

     

     

     

    Flexibility for the future

    Investing in Microsoft Office 2010 not only provides you with the tools you need today to work better together, bring ideas to life, and work from virtually anywhere, but it also gives your organization the freedom to integrate additional solutions in the future.


 

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"When we returned to Microsoft Office after our experience with OpenOffice, you could practically hear a collective sigh of relief across the entire district."
—Bailey Mitchell, Chief Information Officer, Forsyth County Schools
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