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Congratulations Microsoft! You are doing a tremendous job promoting Open Document software. I've been a home/office user of MS Office (primarily Word/Excel) since it first appeared. I like it. I currently have H&S 2010. I was eagerly looking forward to upgrading to 2013 after I got my Windows 8 system. No more. Their licensing/pricing is outrageous. So, I downloaded LibreOffice (NEW vervion 4 now available). Install it on as many PC/Mac/Linux as you wish. It is free and includes Writer (Word), Calc (Excel), Impress (PowerPoint), Base (Access), Math, and Draw. It reads and writes most MS Office documents (See LibreOffice web site). I've had few issues converting from MS Office, and those were minor. It may not be as fancy looking as MS Office, but it does all the functions I've ever needed and more. Again, thanks BUNCHES Microsoft for motivating me to try LibreOffice - saved a ton of money. Furthermore, it feels good supporting the work and the many developers of the Document Foundation. Disclaimer: I am not associated in any way with the Document Foundation. Nor am I bashing MS Office. It is a fine product. I am a longtime user of Office software and am disturbed by Microsoft's new direction for its Office products. Maybe they will wake up and change their policies. Maybe not. Regardless, I'm now a dedicated LibreOffice user and will shift my support to them.