Free Office Suites
Bob Barton MLMUG May 9, 2020
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● History ● Suite functions ● Some $$ ● Some detail and comparisons ● Examples ● Fonts ● Summary
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● Apache OpenOffice (OO) – v2019 – Free – Apache Software Foundation – 2012 – From: OpenOffice.org, StarOffice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_office_suites
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● LibreOffice (LO) – V2020 – Free – The Document Fdn (Sun Microsystems) - 2010 – From: OpenOffice.org, StarOffice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_office_suites
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● NeoOffice (NO) – Free (old), $30 – Recoded for MacOS – 2005 – From: OpenOffice.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_office_suites
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● MicroSoft Office (MSO) – v2016 – $70 to $250+ – Microsoft ● 1990 Mac, ● 1992 Windows – From: MicroSoft Works – 1986 to 2009
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_office_suites
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● iWork – V2020 (v10.0) – Free for macOS 10.14 +, was $ – Apple - 2005 – From: AppleWorks/ClarisWorks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_office_suites
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● Google Docs (GD) – Free Online, G-Suite $7 /user/month – Google – 2006 – From: Writely
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_office_suites
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