For example, LibreOffice saw 14 version updates last year, compared to one version update for OpenOffice in October 2015. That's no news to anyone who has followed the OpenOffice/LibreOffice saga.
Huge savings prompt Italian city to dump OpenOffice for Microsoft after four yearsĪccording to a study commissioned by the government body - and Microsoft - the costs of using an open source suite far outweigh those of using Office 365.įurther, Hamilton said, 'It is also my considered opinion that there is no ready supply of developers who have the capacity, capability, and will to supplement the roughly half-dozen volunteers holding the project together.'
