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InfoWorld reports that using OpenOffice.org can save big companies ($1.1 million software budget) up to 20% over M$ Office. (Thanks, DesktopLinux.com)
The study, done by a Swiss research firm on 50some German firms, reports even bigger savings for Linux on servers.
The bad news is smaller companies without large numbers of PCs do not get as much benefit from switching to open licenses. The SOHO/SMB market apparently only gains 2-6 percent using OpenOffice. This can still be a substantial savings over time. I'd still like to see if the study included training costs. The upfront training investment in switching from M$ apps to ANY other app always brings down the initial savings. Once the workforce is retrained, I'd bet the savings increase regardless of the size of the company.
If you ask me, though, learning OpenOffice isn't that hard compared to Word, and the quirks are much fewer. Have you ever had your numbered lists go bonkers in Word??
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