For instance, the menus of the products are similar, but not the same. In some instances, items that appear in MS Office do not appear in StarOffice. StarOffice menus also feature additional functionality that does not appear in MS Office. Samples from some MS Word menus and the comparable StarWord menu are included with this document as examples. A few brief reviews of StarOffice were found in trade journals.
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StarOffice earns high marks for innovation, but it still has too many rough edges. The interface is fine if you're willing to jump into StarOffice with both feet, but it's not very intuitive for occasional use. There's nothing special to make me want to switch to StarOffice, however, and that's the rub. There's nothing here tempting me to leave Corel WordPerfect or Microsoft Excel or Freelance Graphics. The biggest appeal of the suite will be for those watching every penny.