Re: TextMaker for Linux

From: Peter T. Breuer (ptb_at_oboe.it.uc3m.es)
Date: 07/14/03 

Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 05:09:41 +0200

Spam Bait <spambait@federal.gov.au> wrote:
> Thulemanden wrote:
>> So, what's the verdict on this news text processor: TextMaker.
>>
>> It's lot faster than OpenOffice, (which seem never to open), and

Opens fine here.

>> cheaper than StarOffice.

Never paid for mine - I like 5.1, or whatever I have.

>> Are the users happy with it and is the price of 50 USD/EURO okay?

???

>> Koffice it not really finished, but how is TextMaker compared to

Again, koffice looks fine to me, but then soffice is fine for me so I
never use anything else.

>> Abiword?

Never heard of abiword.

> Softwaker ( Textmaker's so-called authors, but I wouldn't be surprised
> if it is an OpenOffice rip-off ) is being advertised in incredibly dodgy
> ways.

Hmmm.

> They are buying 'adwords' on Google ( try searching for OpenOffice on
> Google ) that belittle OpenOffice and suggest their 'superior' product.
> They are also getting people such as yourself to spam newsgroups. When a
> company based its whole marketing campaign around criticising someone
> else's product, you know they don't have much of a product themselves.

Agreed. I got a betatest version and was incredibly unimpressed with
what appeared merely to be a kind of ui editor, just like every other
gui editor in existence. What was wrong with word perfect, for goodness
sakes!

> I expect many Linux users would actually take offense at the
> mud-slinging that the OpenOffice.org group are taking just so you can
> sell your 2nd-rate, spamvertised product.

> I wouldn't touch it.
> EVER.

I don't think you need bother. I was immensely underwhelmed. I suppose
it edited, but I never did more than type a few random characters at
it, and notice that it had the usual kinds of menu.

Peter

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