As the article states, "However, realistically, it is unlikely Defence’s OpenOffice.org trial will really get anywhere in the long term."
Why do I agree? Let's not even get into the whole OpenOffice/ LibreOffice/ Sun-Oracle thing (- which should have led to them evaluating LibreOffice).
I personally tried working with OpenOffice, but the MS Office 2000-inspired UI/ UX just made working with it as unpleasurable as the "original" MS Office. (Only that MS recognized this and introduced the Ribbon UI, which I really like in its 2010 incarnation.)
I never got why OpenOffice didn't at least make the (admittedly intricate) switch to a web-integrated product, which would have provided a solid reason for SMEs to choose it over an expensive and cumbersome MS Office+Sharepoint solution. The way it stands now, I wouldn't be surprised if Google seized the opportunity to move in pitching Google Apps to the Aussies.
I am not sure about particular situation about OOo/Libre Office in Australia, but I have gut feeling that Defence and Cloud are not much compatible. Unless Australian Defence wants to create their own Cloud infrastructure.
[+] [-] speedracr|14 years ago|reply
Why do I agree? Let's not even get into the whole OpenOffice/ LibreOffice/ Sun-Oracle thing (- which should have led to them evaluating LibreOffice). I personally tried working with OpenOffice, but the MS Office 2000-inspired UI/ UX just made working with it as unpleasurable as the "original" MS Office. (Only that MS recognized this and introduced the Ribbon UI, which I really like in its 2010 incarnation.) I never got why OpenOffice didn't at least make the (admittedly intricate) switch to a web-integrated product, which would have provided a solid reason for SMEs to choose it over an expensive and cumbersome MS Office+Sharepoint solution. The way it stands now, I wouldn't be surprised if Google seized the opportunity to move in pitching Google Apps to the Aussies.
[+] [-] darkduck|14 years ago|reply