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| <h2><a href="#why-should-i-use-apache-openoffice" id="why-should-i-use-apache-openoffice">Why should I use Apache OpenOffice?</a></h2> |
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| <p>Apache OpenOffice is the leading <strong>open-source</strong> <strong>office software suite</strong> for <strong>word processing</strong>, <strong>spreadsheets</strong>, <strong>presentations</strong>, <strong>graphics</strong>, <strong>databases</strong> and more. It is available in <strong>many languages</strong> and works on all <strong>common computers</strong>. It stores all your data in an <strong>international open standard format</strong> and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely <strong>free of charge</strong> for <strong>any purpose</strong>.</p> |
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| <p><a href="why_great.html">Great software</a></p> |
| <p>Apache OpenOffice is the result of over twenty years’ software engineering. Designed from the start as a single piece of software, it has a consistency other products cannot match. A completely open development process means that anyone can report bugs, request new features, or enhance the software. The result: Apache OpenOffice does everything you want your office software to do, the way you want it to.</p> |
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| <p><a href="why_easy.html">Easy to use</a></p> |
| <p>Apache OpenOffice is easy to learn, and if you’re already using another office software package, you’ll take to OpenOffice straight away. Our world-wide native-language community means that OpenOffice is probably available and supported in your own language. And if you already have files from another office package - OpenOffice will probably read them with no difficulty.</p> |
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| <p><a href="why_free.html">and it’s free</a></p> |
| <p>Best of all, Apache OpenOffice can be downloaded and used entirely <strong>free</strong> of any license fees. Like all Apache Software Foundation software, Apache OpenOffice is <a href="http://www.apache.org/free/">free to use</a>. Apache OpenOffice is released under the <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html">Apache 2.0 License</a>. This means you may use it for any purpose - domestic, commercial, educational, public administration. You may install it on as many computers as you like. You may make copies and give them away to family, friends, students, employees - anyone you like.</p> |
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| <li><a href="why_sme.html" title="Why Apache OpenOffice for Businesses">Businesses</a></li> |
| <li><a href="why_nfp.html" title="Why Apache OpenOffice for Not For Profits">Not for profits</a></li> |
| <li><a href="why_oem.html" title="Why Apache OpenOffice for IT businesses">IT Businesses</a></li> |
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