In what ways are MS Office better than OpenOffice/Libre Office?
(I'm just curious--not trying to start an argument.)
I still use WordPerfect, then convert the document to MS Office if I have to.
Well maybe the difference between word processors aren't that big a deal, but between Excel and Calc:
The Excel pivot table function is more robust and more flexible.
The user interface is easier to use. e.g. The "ribbon" vs a more traditional 2003 interface
Office has seamless email integration.
Converting .csv anf .txt files is easier.
It's easier to massage bad data so it can be used in analysis (e.g. text to columns and auto converting text to numbers)
There are more formatting options in Excel.
In Excel, editing data in some ways is quicker. (e.g. pressing delete in Excel deletes the content of a cell, in Calc, pressing delete brings up a dialog box where you have to specify what to delete.
The maximum number of sheets in Calc is limited to 256. In Excel it's limited only by available memory.
Calc can't have constants in an array formula, whereas Excel can.
Charts are more robust.
Macro and pivot table compatibility between Excel and Cal is limited. So I can't create a spreadsheet in Excel and expect it to function in Calc (or vis versa) without re-work.
