> I know this may fall on deaf ears, but couldn't you > people join forces and create ONE open-source office > suite Most people have already joined fo

> I know this may fall on deaf ears, but couldn't you > people join forces and create ONE open-source office > suite Most people have already joined forces to create one open-source office suite. It's called LibreOffice. As far as I'm aware, the vast majority of developers who used to work on OpenOffice now work on LibreOffice. OpenOffice is a brand that survives on the fumes in its fuel tank. I still occasionally catch semi-technical people (tech management types etc) recommending OpenOffice, but invariably it's because they haven't heard of LibreOffice and were unaware that it's the default in most distros these days.