Compared to MS-Office OO is like molasses with or without pre-loader,
> IMHO. Seems I am not alone with this opinion. I've heard several people
> say that they aren't using it because it's too sluggish.
After it's loaded it has a good look and feel and doesn't feel sluggish.
Quite sad,
> considering all the work that has gone into this wonderful idea.
OO is far from unusable, especially on what is considered a failrly modern PC nowadays. Mine is four years old, and OO takes 7 seconds to start up (on Linux). Too long for my taste, but heck, I got it for free.
robert