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Microsoft Office is a very popular suite of programs that perform well and is very well written. However it also carries a hefty price tag. Depending on which version you are interested in, it can cost anywhere from $99 to over $300 and I am sure it is worth it to someone that has a need for it. However like most popular software programs there is a free alternative that also does a good job. These free programs are offered by those that feel that much software should be free. Open Office is one of these programs that also does a real good job as an alternative. I have used both Microsoft Office and Open Office, I am not proficient with either, but I know people who are. Their opinion is there is not much difference in the two.

Open Office is about a 76MB download, so you will need a high speed connection to download it. Open Office has five applications, The Writer word processor, Calc spreadsheet, Impress presentations program, Base database program, and Math equation editor. If you think this is something that might be useful to you, click on this link to go to the download page. 
http://download.openoffice.org

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