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11/17/2008, 12:05pm, EST
Monday, November 17th
Sun releases final version of StarOffice 9
After brief period of beta testing, Sun says it has released the final version of StarOffice 9, its work suite aimed directly at competing with Microsoft Office. Unlike the Microsoft software, StarOffice is open-source, being based on OpenOffice 3.0; StarOffice 9 is also the first version of Sun's program to be coded natively for the Mac, and allows users to read Microsoft's Open XML format, though not save in it.
Sun states that while there are currently no plans to add Open XML writes, the feature may be added with enough public pressure. The software meanwhile features database, spreadsheet, illustration, presentation and word processing components, with support for PDF import and export, as well as extensions and specific enterprise tools such as digital signatures. The suite costs $35 for the general public, or $25 for each individual business user.
Filed under: software, enterprise, Graphics/Web Design
Other story tags: Office, database, Sun, Open XML
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mac support?
Macintosh system requirements are not listed. It looks like StarOffice doesn't really support Mac OS X.
Lies!
Contrary to claims on its own website, it doesn't support Mac OS X. It actually only supports OS X (intel).
Re: Lies
So, unless they support every mac out there, then it doesn't have Mac support? Wait, it can't run OS X.3.9! What a bunch of liars!
BTW, you have to go to the download page to find the system requirements for OS X. They don't list it on their Tech Specs page.
Huh?
Are you guys on crack or what? Here are the damn requirements, OF COURSE it supports OS X!
Macintosh
Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) or higher
Intel processor
512 MB RAM
500 MB (multi-language version: 800 MB) available hard disk space
1024 x 768 graphic device with 256 colors (higher resolution recommended)
No
Openoffice was actually based on Staroffice - not the other way around. And - Openoffice works just fine thank you
now they have added it
Now they have added it. Before it wasn't there. I know that OpenOffice.org 3 works on the Mac, but if Sun can forget to list the system requirements for the Mac, then I wonder how good their support for the Mac is. But at $35 I will probably buy it as I want to support OpenOffice.org but I don't want to sign up for a PayPal account to donate to them as I get so many phishing attacks pretending to be PayPal. I also would like to have more templates for Impress.