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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
Is Word Perfect still around? I did not know that. Is there any distribution outside the US? Used to love that software, they had fantastic support. Wasn't it based in Utah?
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Yes, originally.
They were the industry standard for legal offices at one time (ca. 1985-90)
They just chose poorly between supporting Windows 95 and OS/2 and never recovered lost ground.
It is currently owned by Corel, still maintained and improved.
Very nice product at a very nice price. (For the consumer version.)
US$30-80.
http://www.amazon.com/Corel-WordPerf.../dp/B0006PJAZU
I have a Writer friend who swears by it.
http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/ind...anguageCode=en
You can even get a free trial to see how it's evolved.
Another good alternative to MS Office is Softmaker Office; they have a free version for Windows as well as a commercial release (in final Beta) for Android.
The *corporate* Office Suite market belongs to Microsoft (thanks to Exchange and Sharepoint) but the consumer-level Office suite market is nicely competitive. (Even Lotus Smart Suite is still in business.)
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/lotus...ts/smartsuite/