Free Office Alternative

Today I want to talk about something that has come up a lot where I work. Microsoft in all their capitalist glory have decided to utilize a very nasty trick to first get people addicted to Microsoft Office and then cut them off from files they have created using it. The trick in question is when you purchase a new PC it comes with a wonderful 60day trial of Office, of course the 60day marker is in tiny print so most salesmen breeze right by the fact that after 60days Microsoft will rear its ugly head(like Vladimir over Alaska) and demand at least $160. Why do we as a mobilized computing populace not rise up against such tyranny?? Simple most of us think that we have to be extorted for at least $160 extra each and every time we need office on a different PC. i say that it is time we overthrow the tyrannical dictator known as Microsoft and I say the first step is to stop using Microsoft Office. There are a multitude of alternatives out there for what office does but I am going to focus on one that is free. That's right free, and I will go so far as to say it is a better office suite than Microsoft Office. Most digital bard's already know about Open Office, but those of you who still haven't heard the gospel consider yourself notified. Not only does Open Office have a great streamlined document writer, it also has a far superior spreadsheet, a presentation software, a great database maker, and a really handy structured drawing program. Here is the kicker the new one even allows for XML code, so even you hold over IT guys can be free of Microsoft. Nothing could be quite so Bardly as a free piece of software to record your thoughts, ambitions, and even give you a way to make a vector based logo all for free.