I am writing this column using a word-processing program that costs less than a round of grand lattes. The program, Writer, looks a lot like Microsoft Word XP, has many of the same features, and if I choose to share the document with someone who has only the more expensive Word, I need only save it as a .doc file, and my colleague can open it, edit it and send it back to me.
Writer is part of Office Suite 2007, and it's compatible not only with Word but also the Excel spreadsheet program, Access database and PowerPoint. Did I mention that it costs less than two tickets to a first-run movie?
Call me thrifty, but I recently plunked down nearly $500 for the complete Office Suite 2007 from Microsoft, and now I'm having buyer's remorse.
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Writer is part of Office Suite 2007, and it's compatible not only with Word but also the Excel spreadsheet program, Access database and PowerPoint. Did I mention that it costs less than two tickets to a first-run movie?
Call me thrifty, but I recently plunked down nearly $500 for the complete Office Suite 2007 from Microsoft, and now I'm having buyer's remorse.
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