This means that you can run this free program on pretty much any hunk of machinery. Open Office is an equal opportunity program.

It is still available for download, however and remains a good alternative to the cost of the Office Suite. Since the discontinuation of Open Office in 2011 and the introduction of Google Docs in 2012 and other online collaborative text applications, Open Office has fallen behind. Open Office is neck to neck with the Microsoft Office program but yet offers many benefits from being an open source software. The developers have even gone as far as to create a public wiki to display the status of current and future releases, so the user can decide if and when they want to upgrade. Any user can report problems or request enhancements, and anyone can see the response from other users or developers. The product is marketed as a “no secrets” approach stating that anyone can look at the programs and suggest improvements or fix bugs. You can open any type of document from any application in Open Office. According to the Open Office website the product has been developed over twenty years, it is mature, reliable, product. While Microsoft Office can run a student around $150-$200 the fabulous thing that Open Office gives its user is that it is FREE. Open Office is the open source software that is most comparable to Microsoft Office.

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