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Alternative Office Suites (from CNET)Though we all use MS-Office, and I am sure not planning to change anytime soon, it is still good to see what else is out there. This chart has just been updated by Cnet to include IBM’s Smphony. Microsoft still takes No. 1 position. It’s interesting that in the review they do not acknowledge Microsoft's greatest stranglehold with Office – namely the collaborative functionality that comes with hooking it into Sharepoint – of course we are talking a corporate environment here. By Elsa Wenzel (May 24, 2006; updated September 27, 2007) It's no secret that Microsoft dominates the productivity suite market, but that doesn't mean it's the only way to go. Corel, Sun Microsystems, Apple, IBM, and others offer alternatives at a fraction of the price of Microsoft Office 2007. Corel WordPerfect Office X3 sports interface improvements and one-click PDF, HTML, and XML publishing. The lesser-known StarOffice 8 provides basic productivity tools and throws in a couple of extras, such as a drawing program. OpenOffice 2 is Sun's free version of StarOffice. And IBM just rolled out a free test version of its Windows- and Linux-compatible Lotus Symphony suite. If you to take productivity tools wherever you go, then you can pick from online services including Google Docs & Spreadsheets--now with Presentations too--as well as from Zoho, or the ThinkFree blend of desktop and Web tools. While most of these tools let you save work in Microsoft's file formats, the introduction of new file types in Office 2007 complicated matters. Microsoft does not support the Open Document Format that the open-source community favors. However, Sun offers a free plug-in for Microsoft Office that enables you to save ODF files. The independent suites also provide unique benefits. For example, Corel WordPerfect is the tool of choice for writers and lawyers who need more control over long documents. ThinkFree 3 may be handy for business travelers who want to tweak a document using only a Java-enabled Web browser. Zoho is the only browser-based service that directly plugs into Microsoft Office apps to store work both on the user's hard drive and on Zoho's servers. Among the desktop programs, however, only iWork, Microsoft Office, ThinkFree, and OpenOffice work with Macs. Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac is expected to be released next year. Below is a table of the alternatives. Click on the Link above each icon to read the review:
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