Apache OpenOfficeįirst into the ring is Apache OpenOffice. The other contenders provide their own Basic dialects as macro and scripting languages, meaning that documents featuring macros in MS format usually will not run smoothly without intervention. Īnother problem stems from the various scripting and macro languages for programming embedded in documents: Whereas Microsoft relies on its VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) dialect, LibreOffice and OpenOffice both use Basic code, albeit with a different methodology and separate objects. Three different, mutually incompatible standards exist for Office Open XML (OOXML), and the format specifications span more than 6,000 pages. The alternative office suites must support a variety of MS Office formats to be useful universally, which means that developing new conversion filters is far from a trivial programming task. With no backward compatibility, users cannot open new MS Office documents on older versions. Office documents are not all in the same boat. The Redmond-based giant has not only introduced many new versions of Office over the years but has also modified the file formats. On Windows and OS X, the operating systems leading by market share, Microsoft Office has firmly established itself as the standard. The usefulness of an office application hinges on the interfaces provided for it by third parties so that it can be part of an integrated solution. Last, but not least, the test also considers how well the test candidates fit into existing business infrastructures. Here, I look at how well the office suites meet current standards and how quickly the average user can come to grips with any divergence or import artifacts. Commenting in text documents is the order of the day at many companies and needs to work intuitively and between packages.
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