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Open office download help?
Is it safe to download open office and does it have viruses?
5 Answers
- vote_usa_firstLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Open Office is VERY safe. Its made by Sun Microsystems, a very large and respectable company.
They are big developers on the the web, not only in software tech, but the hardware tech behind much of the websites we visit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Microsystems
Let me add Oo (open office) is my choice of office suite since its a) free b) compatible with every format imaginable and c) has superior extensibility.
Open Office is a hefty download, around 500MB I think. My criticism is that its a bit large of a install for what I use (which is ONLY its word processing.
If you ONLY want it for basic typing and spelling there are other more lightweight options such as 'Abi Word' http://www.abisource.com/ that only use about 5 to 10 mb of space.
- 1 decade ago
It's completely safe with no viruses. Open Office is awesome.
Source(s): http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/openoffice.org https://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=openoff... - DinLv 61 decade ago
It's safe as long as you download it from the OpenOffice.org site.
Source(s): http://www.openoffice.org/ -- OpenOffice.org's official site - Anonymous1 decade ago
Should be fine if you use a reliable source. Try CNET's download.com.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
What? No! Get your mind out of the gutter!
