Major compatibility issue betwen openOffice and Office 2007

[vexorian]

OpenOffice can't do arithmetic the right way, like MSOffice does.

In MSExcel this
=850*77.1
returns 100000

In OpenOffice it returns 65535

This is a major bug that demonstrates Linux can never be on windows' level.

[davahmet]

You caught me off-guard at first. Nice joke.

[Nano Geek]

OpenOffice can't do arithmetic the right way, like MSOffice does.

In MSExcel this
=850*77.1
returns 100000

In OpenOffice it returns 65535

This is a major bug that demonstrates Linux can never be on windows' level.First, this sounds like flame-bait, and second, it only shows that the OpenOffice developers haven't yet implemented the new format.
Might I remind you that Microsoft Office can't read OpenOffice's native format yet?

[PmDematagoda]

This may be a major bug, but like all bugs, this has(Maybe) a solution, so with time(Will take much more than you think;)), a solution will(Most probably not) be found, since in my opinion this seems to be quite an easy(But difficult since MS missed it for so long) problem to solve..:)


This is a major bug that demonstrates Linux can never be on windows' level.

Man, I really thought you messed up your brains, you could get killed saying something like that seriously, but I guess the jokes on me, gotta pay more attention, I think I gotta listen more carefully to the math's teacher.;)

P.S. Linux sucks, I hate it, it's so unstable, it's bloaty.:(

[matthewdhandley]

This may be a major bug, but like all bugs, this has a solution, so with time(Maybe lesser than you think), a solution will be found, since in my opinion this seems to be quite an easy problem to solve.

Guys, open up calculator and try it out.

[beniwtv]

OMG! Nice joke! Kudos to the OP!

:lolflag:

http://www.digg.com/microsoft/Critical_Excel_2007_bug_cripples_users

[Nano Geek]

I feel stupid.
:(

[PmDematagoda]

I feel stupid.
:(

You're not alone :(, man, talk about being too quick on the uptake that we missed the whole point:-D.

[mcduck]

OpenOffice can't do arithmetic the right way, like MSOffice does.

In MSExcel this
=850*77.1
returns 100000

In OpenOffice it returns 65535

This is a major bug that demonstrates Linux can never be on windows' level.

That's a great example how hard it is to make software compatible with Microsoft's own standards. They even have their own proprietary mathematics :D

[LaRoza]

This is a major bug that demonstrates Linux can never be on windows' level.

In all seriousness, it is not a bug, it is an undocumented feature.

[mcduck]

In all seriousness, it is not a bug, it is an undocumented feature.

"Microsoft Office gives you now 50% more than competitive products!"

[LaRoza]

"Microsoft Office gives you now 50% more than competitive products!"

I bet that evaluates to an imaginary number.

=.5 * competitive_producs

Result:

2i - 3

[proalan]

nice, any more features we don't know about?

theres always the classic in win98

"windows could not detect a keyboard connected to the computer, please press F8 to continue"

[newbie2]

Excel goes nuts at 65,535
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/09/25/math-bug-found-excel
:rolleyes: