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    Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office -- The (Don't Have To) Buyers Guide Discussion

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    By Jay Garmon

    From open-source software to Web-based applications, there are so many free alternatives to Microsoft Office it's a wonder anyone pays hundreds of dollars for a word processor, spreadsheet, or presentation program anymore. But of all the freebie office suites out there, which is most worth the money you don't have to spend? We break down the top five contenders in this buyers guide.



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    another good one is Kingsoft office
     
    bayernjuven, Jan 11, 2010
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    Serg Nowhere - Everywhere

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    There is also the Office 2010 Beta which is free AFAIK.
     
    Serg, Jan 12, 2010
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    wow what is the advantage for paying when you can get those free/
     
    cozyann88, Jan 12, 2010
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    But unfortunately, still Open Office have to go a long way compared to MS Office. I have tested with sample word file created on MS Office 2007 and tried to open it on OpenOffice 3.1, then all formatting/alignment/cosmetic works of the docs are messed up :(
     
    URPradhan, Jan 12, 2010
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