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To: mishedlo who wrote (29167)	5/2/2005 2:08:34 PM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Mish, they already have one called WPS Office, which can be used across both Linux and Window. I will see whether I can find a multilanguage copy. I think they should have it.

To: mishedlo who wrote (29167)	5/2/2005 2:28:41 PM
From: benwood	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116555

I use the well-designed OpenOffice on Linux and Windows. It's free, and evolving into a very nice product. It isn't as polished as MS Word or Excel, but costs a lot less and is improving every six months or so. I don't see a competitive niche opening up for a software company from China with a free product like OpenOffice already two or three generations ahead. Microsoft's only hope to sustain their near-monopoly is their proprietary rights' management scheme.