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David - thank you for the licence code for Kingsoft Office 2007, which I received today. I am also running the trial of Kingsoft Office 2009 and am very impressed...-Darwin (October 05, 2008, 10:59 PM)
Is KSO7 now free for all? then why isn't the site updated?-theredgiant (October 01, 2008, 10:15 AM)
I'll see you all around the 6th Oct
I tried a few weeks ago KSO 2009 and 2007. The last version, 2009, is more Office compatible : I was able to load some excel worksheet that had some formulas that didn't load in the 2007 version.
BUT there is one major drawback for the moment : spell checking is in English only. So I'll stay with Softmaker 2008.-MerleOne (September 28, 2008, 02:36 PM)
... I've never seen any ads so dunno where the ones you refer to come from.-tsaint (September 28, 2008, 10:04 AM)
I just quoted the mentioned page. It seems there are many variants of this product. I'll have to see for myself, time permitting.-yksyks (September 28, 2008, 12:17 PM)
I was disappointed by their Klonoa mascot though. Usually when people opt for this, it means the interface is much more user friendlier than your run of the mill OpenOffice and MS Office but what I saw staring in front of my eyes was a very foreign if not slightly similar to general Office Suite user interface. (Of course Tux is an exception to this but it's still an illusion downer)-Paul Keith (September 27, 2008, 11:25 PM)
I thought the interface was friendly it looks like MSO and it has the features in the same places (well in KSO07 anyway)-Davidtheo (September 28, 2008, 03:14 AM)
That right there is the problem. When you have a cartoon mascot, 9 times out of 10, I'm expecting a friendlier not "MSO" interface.-Paul Keith (September 28, 2008, 06:13 AM)
OK but now many people judge the software on the mascot. I have never done that, I thought it would be better to judge it on what it can do.-Davidtheo (September 28, 2008, 06:45 AM)
That's true but it's still a factor in marketing and first impressions.
Actually I didn't judge it by the mascot though it did influence my first impression, I just wasn't sure I needed an MS Office clone because of how similar the user interface looks which would normally be a good thing because it's still slightly faster compared to OpenOffice but in the case with a paid for Suite, I just don't think that cuts it. Then the first impression with the mascot came back and that was when I realized my disappointment after finding out it's just as busy looking as MS Office's user interface. A far contrast from the cartoony look of the site.-Paul Keith (September 28, 2008, 11:07 AM)
OpenOffice3 is supposed to come out very soon.
Apparently they're working hard at incorporating an email client into it.
Anyway, Kingston Office9 seems to be shareware... and OO will always keep getting better for the same price (free!) with no registration required.
Although quite new on the scene, Chandler might be your best bet as a free alternative to your Outlook needs.-dantheman (September 28, 2008, 07:12 AM)
KSO07 is free now you just need to ask for a serial number!-Davidtheo (September 27, 2008, 04:37 AM)
thanks for the serial, David. i'm glad to say that Kingsoft Office 2007 is working quite well on my computer with no compatibility issues so far.
@yksyks: initially we also had some queries on KSO's compatibility, licensing, etc. and you can check out this thread started by [user]xbeta[/user] for more detailed info about KSO.
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I was disappointed by their Klonoa mascot though. Usually when people opt for this, it means the interface is much more user friendlier than your run of the mill OpenOffice and MS Office but what I saw staring in front of my eyes was a very foreign if not slightly similar to general Office Suite user interface. (Of course Tux is an exception to this but it's still an illusion downer)-Paul Keith (September 27, 2008, 11:25 PM)
I thought the interface was friendly it looks like MSO and it has the features in the same places (well in KSO07 anyway)-Davidtheo (September 28, 2008, 03:14 AM)
That right there is the problem. When you have a cartoon mascot, 9 times out of 10, I'm expecting a friendlier not "MSO" interface.-Paul Keith (September 28, 2008, 06:13 AM)
hehe. Are you sure that is the same version as the English KSO07? I know they have a version just for Vietnam!
Kingsoft free personal edition is available for download. I haven't tried it yet, since I have the license keys for KSO2007 given away a few months ago.
http://www.instantfundas.com/2008/09/kingsoft-office-2007-free-personal.html-theredgiant (September 28, 2008, 12:42 AM)
I was disappointed by their Klonoa mascot though. Usually when people opt for this, it means the interface is much more user friendlier than your run of the mill OpenOffice and MS Office but what I saw staring in front of my eyes was a very foreign if not slightly similar to general Office Suite user interface. (Of course Tux is an exception to this but it's still an illusion downer)-Paul Keith (September 27, 2008, 11:25 PM)
KSO07 versions are provided as a 30 day trial and can be downloaded here until the release of KSO07 personal free edition. Please check our forum for further details. If you wish to buy now, you can click here for more information
Besides, if I understand it correctly, even the latest suite doesn't include any alternative to Outlook, so it seems I'm stuck with MS Office forever...-yksyks (September 27, 2008, 04:13 AM)
