OO is to finally have a database added in version 2 and with that it will finally have the necessary collection of programmes to adequately handle the needs of most companies as well as those of provate individuals. The speed of loading has improved version on version and the level of bugs (never high) has become less and less. A UK grammar checker is still missing but other than that there's no real need for M$ Office when you can have OO instead. The file formats are all open and thus transportability of data is maintained. Migration from M$ Office has become easier particularly in relationto the spreadsheet where the maximum number of cells has been increased to that of M$ Excel. All in all a product I feel happy to heartily recommend. Ease of use is as good as you can get with complex office software.