StarOffice was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999, which released the source code the following year as a free, open source office suite called, which subsequent versions of StarOffice were based on, with additional proprietary components.
The software originated in 1985 as StarWriter by Star Division, which marketed the suite with some success, primarily in Europe. It included templates, a macro recorder, and a software development kit (SDK). StarOffice supported the XML file format, as well as the OpenDocument standard, and could generate PDF and Flash formats. It served as the basis for open-source suites and LibreOffice. StarOffice is a discontinued proprietary office suite, intended to compete with the marketing-leading Microsoft Office.
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