Re: Microsoft vs Mac

In article <2007062320174516807-dhenriques@rcncom>,
Dudley Henriques <dhenriques@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Dudley,

I have occasion to write tutorials for several web sites. I've been
doing these on a PC using Microsoft Word as my default word processor.
When I changed over to the IMac recently, I purchased the Microsoft
Office Suite for Mac mainly to get the Word Program thinking that if I
used a Mac Word Processor like I Work, my PC contacts wouldn't be able
to open the files and attachments I sent in to them.
I'm still not completely sure about this and could use some feedback if
someone has the time.
Basically, what I'd like to know is whether or not I can get rid of
Microsoft altogether on my IMac and switch to all Mac software and not
be penalized or restricted in any way when I send or receive data from
the PC people I have to deal with.

Yes, pretty much. One free alternative is NeoOffice
(<http://www.neooffice.org>), which is a port of Open Office to MacOS X.

It even reads .docx files, if they're an issue.

Earlier versions were somewhat to annoyingly slow, but lately they've
been getting their speed up quite a bit. It's certainly quite usable on
this intel iMac.

If I CAN get rid of the Microsoft Entourage Suite I have installed, I'd
also get rid of the Virus Barrier AV at the same time. I only have the
AV on here to cover any updates from Microsoft on their software.
Perhaps I've been misinformed when I bought the IMac about needing all
this junk on the Mac :-))
DH
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