> until viable competitors to Office come along I don't think this will happen so soon. OO still looks&feels like from 90-ies, has only basic functionality, an

> until viable competitors to Office come along I don't think this will happen so soon. OO still looks&feels like from 90-ies, has only basic functionality, and MS Office's data formats are sufficiently complex (and probably also intermingled with implementation details) that I don't see a 100%-compatible importer being developed anytime soon.