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Microsoft products on a Mac? I think not!

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TheRemoteGenius

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Lately, one of the most common Mac questions I'm seeing pertains to anything Microsoft Office. True, many macs come preloaded with this "trial" software, but there has to be a better option right? Absolutely.There is no need to constantly be reminded that Microsoft wants money from you every time you try to open a document beyond the expiration of your 'free one month trial."

Time to free yourself completely of Office, as there are many far superior open source full office suites out there, and they're totally FREE. Donate if you like to keep the community and development alive.

My favorite option is NeoOffice, which can be downloaded free at http://neooffice.org

NeoOffice is totally native to Mac OSX and works like a dream. I've never looked back.

Try it for yourself and let me know how you like it. I assure you you'll be most satisfied every time you click on the new ship icon in your dock- It's smooth sailing ahead!
 
TheRemoteGenius said:
Lately, one of the most common Mac questions I'm seeing pertains to anything Microsoft Office. True, many macs come preloaded with this "trial" software, but there has to be a better option right? Absolutely.There is no need to constantly be reminded that Microsoft wants money from you every time you try to open a document beyond the expiration of your 'free one month trial."
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I've never seen a mac come, "pre-loaded" with MS Office.
 
Thanks, OpenOffice is great too. I used that for a while, however it requires x11 to run. That's why I made the switch to NeoOffice-- it's totally native.
 
MacsRgr8 said:
OpenOffice (now Aqua-native) is excellent too.

iWork is dah best! ;)

However, some people need features of M$ Office's Excel or Entourage.
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Any reason for Entourage to exist has decreased a lot since Snow Leopard.

But you're absolutely right on Excel - it's a must for many people, and for more than basic spreadsheets, there's no good alternative.

Word is also nice for intercompatibility (keeping formatting intact on .doc files created in Office on Windows).
 
TheRemoteGenius said:
Lately, one of the most common Mac questions I'm seeing pertains to anything Microsoft Office. True, many macs come preloaded with this "trial" software, but there has to be a better option right? Absolutely.There is no need to constantly be reminded that Microsoft wants money from you every time you try to open a document beyond the expiration of your 'free one month trial."

Time to free yourself completely of Office, as there are many far superior open source full office suites out there, and they're totally FREE. Donate if you like to keep the community and development alive.

My favorite option is NeoOffice, which can be downloaded free at http://neooffice.org

NeoOffice is totally native to Mac OSX and works like a dream. I've never looked back.

Try it for yourself and let me know how you like it. I assure you you'll be most satisfied every time you click on the new ship icon in your dock- It's smooth sailing ahead!
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Far superior? If your needs are simple, maybe. Anything complicated or needing compatibility with the business world, not a chance. I have tried NewOffice, Open Office and have Pages, and they sadly fall far short when it comes to working on big documents without screwing things up. Maybe someday, but not now.
 
I use open office. I found it works just as well as M$ office, in fact it works better because the last time I used office on the Mac it was a dog, performance was pitiful.

I also avoid using windows, since Ubuntu works better, is more stable, uses less resources then windows and it doesn't phone home every month to see if I'm a pirate.
 
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