“Apache OpenOffice 3.4 Arrives. Does Anyone Care?” was one greeting the new release, and similar sentiments could be heard in comment sections across the board.

To be sure, the new Apache OpenOffice 3.4 brings some key new things to the table, including faster startup, a speedier linear programming solver, an Apache Tomcat update, and .

But does any of it really matter, now that LibreOffice has been adopted so widely?

I'm not so sure. I think OpenOffice may have missed the boat, in fact--LibreOffice has , and the community with it.

What's your take? Does OpenOffice still have a role to play?