It's not only Word but the whole Microsoft Office suite is something that many computer users have become accustomed to. Although it's a very able package, it is also expensive and many of the features that ship with programs such as Word often remain unused, yet people will still go ahead and buy the package without ever trying or considering an alternative. Why not look at some of the many open-source alternatives now available? Some of which enable you to open, edit and save documents using the popular the Word Document file format .doc. 20 Feb 2009
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