OpenOffice??

Hello all,
I am new to openoffice and would like to know some thoughts and or comments from some users of this software. I have read some great reviews but need some input from some pros.
Any input would be appreciated.

thanks,
glacier

I read a review in Maximum PC between OpenOffice and Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office won, but MsOffice has so many utilities that most average users don't use, and being that MsOffice costs about $500 (US dollers), and OpenOffice is free, average users might choose it, if it was well known, over Microsoft Office.

I had OpenOffice, I liked it, it had some programs that were similar to MsOffice, except those programs made for more advanced users. Only programs I ever used in MsOffice was Word and Excell, so I wasn't willing to pay 500 or anywhere around that for that type of program when Open Office was FREE.

There was a bit of discussion recently on Open Office in the thread "What ports need to be open for MSOffice" in the Basic Concepts forum. You might like to have a look there as well

Thanks Bishop. I posted that question about MSOffice also.