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Microsoft Office 2007
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Corel WordPerfect X4
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Sun StarOffice 8
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OpenOffice 2
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iWork '08
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IBM Lotus Symphony
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ThinkFree Office 3
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Google Docs & Spreadsheets
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Zoho Office
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| CNET rating |
7.8 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
TBA |
7.3 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
| Pricing and licensing |
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$679 Ultimate; $499 Pro; $449 Small business; $399 Standard; $149 Home and Student |
$89 Family Pack; $119 Home and Student; $299 Standard; $399 Professional |
$79.95 single license |
Free |
$79 |
Free |
$50 download; free and paid online editions |
Free online beta version |
Free online beta version |
| OS support |
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Windows XP and Vista (Office 2008 for Mac TBA) |
Windows |
Windows, Linux, and Solaris |
Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris |
Mac |
Windows and Linux |
Windows, Mac, Linux; Java-enabled browsers |
IE 6+, Firefox 1.07+, Mozilla 1.712+, Netscape 7.2+ |
IE, Firefox, Safari 3 browsers |
| Features |
| File formats |
Microsoft DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX; free add-in for PDF exports |
60+ formats including Corel files; Microsoft DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX; ODF; exports PDFs |
Microsoft DOC, XLS, PPT; ODF; exports PDFs |
Microsoft Office, ODF |
Microsoft DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX; Mac formats; MOV, SWF; exports PDFs |
Microsoft DOC, XLS, PPT; ODF; exports PDFs |
Microsoft DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX; exports PDFs |
Microsoft DOC, XLS, PPT; ODF; exports PDFs |
Microsoft DOC, XLS, PPT; ODF; exports PDFs |
| Word processor |
Microsoft Word |
Corel WordPerfect |
StarWriter |
Writer |
Pages |
Documents |
Write |
Docs |
Writer |
| Spreadsheet |
Microsoft Excel |
Corel Quattro Pro |
StarCalc |
Calc (Math edits equations) |
Numbers |
Spreadsheets |
Calc |
Spreadsheets |
Sheet |
| Presentations |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
Corel Presentations |
StarImpress |
Impress |
Keynote |
Presentations |
Show |
Presentations |
Show |
| E-mail |
Microsoft Outlook |
Mail |
StarOffice.com e-mail |
N/A |
N/A (Mail included with Mac OS) |
N/A |
N/A |
Gmail tie-ins |
N/A |
| Database |
Access (Pro version) |
Paradox (with $399 Pro edition) |
Adabas D |
Base |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Creator |
| Drawing |
N/A |
Presentations Graphics |
StarDraw |
Draw |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Support plans |
| Phone |
Free by phone for 90 days; $49 by phone or e-mail per incident thereafter; between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Pacific weekdays, and 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. weekends |
$15 per incident (toll-free); $149 for 10 incidents (valid for one year); $299 for 15 incidents (one year); Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET |
60 days of free phone support; $25 per call thereafter; Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., all time zones |
N/A |
Free by phone for 90 days;$49 per incident thereafter through AppleCare. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| E-mail |
Same as phone support |
Unlimited free e-mail queries; live help from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET, 24-hour turnaround |
60 days of free e-mail queries; $20 per e-mail thereafter; Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., all time zones; 24- to 48-hour turnaround |
Peer support only, via Web-based forums and tutorials |
Web-based articles and forums moderated by Apple employees |
Web-based peer support; built-in help still being created. |
24-hour e-mail support; Web-based forums and tutorials |
Web-based peer forums and articles |
Web-based peer forums and articles |