You just purchased a new PC for cheap ($499) and it has everything you need from browsing the internet to email, but it’s missing something very important that can make you more productive. You need an Office suite that has word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and more, but it will cost you.
You can purchase Microsoft Office Professional for ($499) which is as much as you just spent on your new PC.
Why purchase Microsoft Office Professional for $499 when you can get OpenOffice for free! Yes, free!!!
OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. OpenOffice.org 3 is released under the LGPL license. This means you may use it for any purpose – domestic, commercial, educational, public administration. You may install it on as many computers as you like.
If you have used MS Office before, than you will take to OpenOffice easily and at no cost to you. That new PC is now even a bigger bargain!
OpenOffice.org 3 is available in a wide variety of languages.
Right, or you could pirate MS Office. I don’t feel bad, because the price they charge is ridiculous.
Thing is, OpenOffice is good for basic needs, but doesn’t have near the functionality of MS Office, especially 2007. If all you need is basic stuff, go for OO.
Also, Zoho.com and Google both offer some good free online-based office software.
Chris,
OO is a basic suite and does do the trick. You’re right if you want all the bells and whistles than MS Office 2007 should be your choice.
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You should give “SSuite Office – The Fifth Element” a try. It has been recently updated to version 2.1.
It does not need to run on Java or .NET. It is only 57 MB in size after installation. It also has more than 30 very useful applications.
Page Link:
http://ssuite5element.webs.com/thefifthelement.htm