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Lotus Symphony

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Even spectroscopists needs an Office suite. Just because I need it infrequently, and there are many free options available, I have chosen one of them. Initially I adopted OpenOffice, then switched to NeoOffice because of its more appealing and sensible graphic interface. The main problem with both of them was that the documents looked different when seen with MS Office. Now I have switched to IBM Lotus Symphony and that problem is solved. Maybe the latest versions of the other programs have improved, but I am so happy with my Symphony that I don't see any reason for trying something different again. This is a product nobody writes or talk about, so most people confuse it with the original Lotus Symphony suite. The two products have nothing in common but the name. Probably this arguable choice by IBM to recycle the brand was unfortunate: people refuse to even try the new Symphony because they think they already know it. The new Lotus Symphony is a blend of OpenOffice and Eclipse, to...