open source alternative to MS Office

Gdetrailer wrote:

Just be aware, Google docs only works if you are online, no Internet connection and you have nothing, no word processor and no files..

Google docs also has a lot of short comings like saving (doesn't like to save to your PC), printing (has to "create" a temporary PDF on your PC, then you can print the PDF) and on and on.. Retrieving files from this poor excuse of software is often a frustrating of a nightmare undertaking of epic proportions.

Yes, I have been dealing with this with my DD who got used to this stupidity of Google docs because of the stupid High school teachers which INSISTED that ALL students HAD to use Google docs :M for all of their work :S , spent many hrs last week helping my DD retrieve vital documents she needed to physically turn in to her Profs for finals..

Yeah, had to copy text and photos, then paste those into MS Word docs one page at a time then print them, much cleaner results than using the PDF print version of Google docs.

Now it leaves me to FIX this bad habit because in the real world of business no one in their right mind is going to use it for business..

Friends, don't let friends use Google docs..

Go with Open office or Libre office before messing around with Google docs, you WILL thank yourself many times over the years..

Respectfully, you live in a different world than I do. I just disconnected from the Internet just to verify that I can still access documents, etc. You are correct, Google is a cloud based world but you can do a lot of things offline like create documents, access "favorite" documents that are mirrored on your PC, etc. Printing is no problem, the problems you describe with printing are a mystery to me.

Schools have converted to Google because it is cheaper, has better backup and sharing capabilities, etc., etc. We have two granddaughters who each have a Chromebook to interact with their school. No problems whatsoever.

You are free to use whichever platform you are familiar with, but should not bad mouth those that you do not understand. I use Google products extensively and travel a lot with rare instances where lack of Internet access is an issue.

As far as the state of mind in the business world ("Now it leaves me to FIX this bad habit because in the real world of business no one in their right mind is going to use it for business.."), you might want to read this article