"I happen to know that LibreOffice can handle just about anything you need to do, and for word processing and documents, Writer is superior to Word," O'Brien told Linux Girl. "There is no reason for anyone to be dissatisfied -- in fact, they will probably have a certain relief, since LibreOffice does not use that highly confusing 'Ribbon.'
"Giving control of the people's data to a private company that can switch formats any time it wants is just stupid," he concluded.
'This Is Microsoft's Greatest Fear'"I don't doubt that it will cause dissatisfaction -- in Microsoft," Linux Rants blogger Mike Stone chimed in. "This is Microsoft's greatest fear. It starts slowly, and gradually more and more 'customers' slip through their fingers, realizing that there are viable alternatives."
Microsoft is "hoping to nip this in the bud while progress is still slow," he added. "I hope Microsoft's bluster is ignored so we can finally get past them and move on to better things."
Similarly, "the only dissatisfaction will be in Micro$oft's pockets," agreed Google
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