Good, Compatible and Even Free (Or At Least Cheap) Substitutes for Microsoft Office

Did you know you can get cheap or free tools to substitute for many or all those found in Microsoft Office? Well, for $70 you can download StarOffice 8, which the reviewer in this article believes is the best competition for Microsoft Office yet: http:/ /www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1864224,00.asp. For free you can get this tool, OpenOffice 2.0, which gets a very good rating from this reviewer: http:/ /www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1850984,00.asp. Other options include the free 602 PC Suite at: http://www .download.com/3000-2064-10028076.html.