Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MS raised prices so people will now start renting their office products instead

On 03/10/2012 at 20:23, Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> wrote:

> I guess I don't understand something here. Almost 20 years ago, I wrote 
> user manuals for equipment I designed, and had the software
> engineer modify them as required for the user programming requirements. 
> (This was for burglar-alarm systems.)  there was no problem
> using the MS software that existed then--it would mark modifications 
> with red underlines or something similar.  I'd just send the copy over
> the network to my software person, and she would do whatever was 
> necessary, and send the copy back for me to check it and release it.
> No special "collaboration" software, but we certainly collaborated. 
> What's the big deal?

Have you ever tried to do the same with larger group of recipients, say 6 
people?

I tried. Some time ago we were writing rather large research report. Each 
member of team (5 or 6 people) wrote his part, then we pasted it all together 
and did proofreading. Each member received a copy, marked his changes and sent 
it back to me. Merging these changes together on ≈170 pages document was the 
most painful experience I have ever had with any office suite. 

In such scenarios - and they are not uncommon in larger businesses - anything 
that eases collaboration of >2 people is a bless.

I think that Microsoft Office has real advantage here. Team members are just 
using Word, without need of gaining any new skills/knowledge. But if it was up 
to me, I would teach team members to use private wiki or LaTeX + git. I trust 
these tools more than I trust Microsoft or Google.
-- 
Best regards
Mirosław Zalewski

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