Picanoc,
I'll have to try out that bitmap editor thingie on our CorelDraw8. But the question is whether you have tried the same process with Powerpoint? Secondly, I guess I have a hard time figuring out why someone would do what you're descibing. Certainly not rotating it 5 full rotations.
As for Quattro, I give you credit on that one. I know my wife swears by Excel and I have never really heard anything positive or negative about Quattro, except that people normally prefer Excel. But that doesn't mean that Quattro is lousy, does it?.. just that people prefer Excel. And I seem to recall that Excel had a number of issues similar in nature to what you describe for QP 7. That's why MSFT would issue patches.. all software has unexpected bugs.. er.. undocumented features as MSFT was refer to them.
Corel's quality control sucks. MS isn't the greatest, but bugs usually last one version. Corel will allow ongoing problems to fester.
That is a managerial problem, of course. And I certainly didn't limit my criticism of CORL management solely to MC, but also the BOD, and VPs. There will be a whole lot of house-cleaning to be done, but I think that most problems can be resolved, and hopefully the software streamlined.
So while Excel may be better than QP on the windows platform. But that clearly isn't the question with regard to CORL's future is it? It is whether StarOffice's spreadsheet app is better than QP on the linux platform that matters since Excel isn't available. Or any other competing spreadsheet program for that matter.
I see Linux lacking a truly capable application suite with brand recognition. Corl may not be as good as MSFT in spreadsheets, but they kick their butts in graphics and word processing.
I see some of your examples as being simple annoyances rather than major problems. And over the years, I've seen numerous conplaints about MSFT software of a similar nature, as you stated.
So where we are left is whether Linux OS will be able to obtain name-brand office suite support. CORL has clearly stated they are moving to Linux as they see the opportunity there, while MSFT is locked into Windows.
And if, down the line, StarOffice finds the level of support from reviewers to where it is clear that it is the suite of choice, then of course people will move to it. But at $10/copy, or downloaded free, I have to wonder about the level of resources being put into widening its capabilities.
But thank you for a decent post Picanoc. You've clearly provided examples of your experience and those are certainly noted by me.
Regards,
Ron |
