Options: LibreOffice vs. Apache OpenOffice Or?

[JokerJones]

So with MS Office 2013 about to be released, I cant help thinking about some of the less costly alternatives. You know what I am refering to right? Open Source Office Suites. I have always used MS Office, but it just seems so much money for me to justify spending on my home PC. I guess the alternatives seem to be LibreOffice or Apache OpenOffice.

Which would you choose and why? Or are they both the same thing under the hood? Or is there another Option I am missing? I need at least an equivalent of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

 

[Elimentals]

Personally I use LibreOffice because

• The stuffup that was caused when Oracle bought Sun, causing the OpenOffice founders to split away to LibreOffice, I just followed them.
• It comes pre-installed on my Destro of choice (Ubuntu and Mint)
• They have an Android Version in the works

There is some smaller reasons why I prefer it but mostly its the 3 mentioned above

 

[Bryn]

Libreoffice is better than Open Office imo.

 

[oldhat]

Best way to choose, is to download & try them for yourself. I personally prefer Libre Office, but everyone will have their own favorite. You may also want to try Kingsoft Office & SSuite Office:

http://www.kingsoftstore.com/kingsoft-office-freeware.html
http://www.ssuitesoft.com/software.htm

 

[Centaur]

Seeing that Office 2013 will be more Cloud orientated compared to the previous Office releases. Don't forget about Google Docs. You don't need any installation, you only need an internet connection. I have been using Google Docs more and more recently, because it is so convenient and it is free.

 

[Dawei]

I opted for Kingsoft. It's quite easy to use seeing as its practically the same as Microsoft Office. One big difference- you don't have pay and it's not a sneaky 'trial run' either.