Free software takes on Microsoft Office
source: http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN0729193320080508
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Pierre Avignon is no pirate, but he does not believe in paying for software. His computer is filled with programs like Symphony -- a free suite that he downloaded from an International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) website http://symphony.lotus.com
It performs work for which he used to rely on Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Word word processor, Excel spreadsheet and PowerPoint presentation builder, all components of the Microsoft Office software suite.
"It is free. It is a great deal," says Avignon, a 43-year-old graphics designer from West Newbury, Massachusetts.
It performs work for which he used to rely on Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Word word processor, Excel spreadsheet and PowerPoint presentation builder, all components of the Microsoft Office software suite.
"It is free. It is a great deal," says Avignon, a 43-year-old graphics designer from West Newbury, Massachusetts.
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