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The main reason, would likely be its total lack of compatibility with MSFT Office. Just try opening even a simple Word or PPT file and saving it and then seeing
by hnriot 14y ago
The main reason, would likely be its total lack of compatibility with MSFT Office. Just try opening even a simple Word or PPT file and saving it and then seeing it 'corrupted', even the most simple files seem not to be compatible. Whether this is MSFT's fault for changing the format all the time or LO's for not keeping up I don't know but whenever I need to edit an Office file I have to bring my Mac laptop to work and use MSFT's Office otherwise I will invariably ruin the file, inject wierd characters, screw up the formatting etc etc. LO just doesn't work when interoperability is needed.
- davidw 14y ago> even the most simple files seem not to be compatible That strikes me as hyperbole, as it's always seemed to do ok opening basic files.
- hnriot 14y agosure, it can open them, but then it corrupts them when you save back and try to open with MSFT's office. Even a simple pptx will change the bullets to some funky character, mess up the formatting. It's not hyperbole, its actual real-world corporate experience. I tried recently to edit a pptx for a conference I am speaking at and as usual my linux/LO installation was unable to do so. I really wish it did work, but I just can't honestly say it ever does. try it for yourself, create a pptx in Office, add a couple slides, simple layout, nothing fancy, then save it, try opening it in LO and see what you have...