I recently had my computer crash, so I restored my OS, only to find Microsoft Office would not let me reinstall without buying a new license!

So, I checked out some free Office compatible software Google offers for free after reading the article linked below. The Google software is Word, Excel and PowerPoint compatible.

No wonder, Bill Gates fears Google!

Here's a link to the article: Google Centric : Save Yourself Thousands by Using Google's Free Software (http://www.googlecentric.com/my_weblog/2008/05/save-yourself-t.html)

Open Office is very close to Microsoft Office. I actually like the spreadsheet better.

It can save word, excel and power point format if you Save As.....

Here is a website with nothing but good free software.
Open Source Windows - Free, Open-Source software for Windows XP and Vista (http://www.opensourcewindows.org/)

Open Office is very close to Microsoft Office. I actually like the spreadsheet better.

It can save word, excel and power point format if you Save As.....

Here is a website with nothing but good free software.
Open Source Windows - Free, Open-Source software for Windows XP and Vista (http://www.opensourcewindows.org/)

I like it too.

Good site -- thanks for the post!!