Open Source Software: Free software can pay off in savings and performance - by Gregory Karp
If there's one price everyone can get behind, it's free. While you sometimes get what you pay for, that's not always true with computer software. Some free programs are very high quality and even superior to paid software. Consumer Reports found free programs that "were on par with the best pay suites they tested." Review site Cnet.com calls the free suite Open Office "a credible rival to MS Office." You can save and read files in the common Microsoft formats, such as .doc. The interface is similar to older versions of MS Office. Besides writing and spreadsheet programs, it offers counterparts to Microsoft PowerPoint and the Access database program. Download it at openoffice.org. Savings: euro 75 to euro 300, depending on MS Office version.
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