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Old 09-10-2025, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by dtennent View Post
My current version of MS Office on my PC will no longer be supported after October. I am looking at alternatives to MS 365 and was wondering if other folks have used other vendors that offer an office suite of software. If so,
1) What are the pros and cons versus MS Office?
2) How secure is the software?
3) Is it open source or proprietary software?
4) Can you open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents?

Up until now, I have purchased a version of MS Office and used it until it wasn’t supported and then purchased a newer version. As I look on line, I see that there are several sources for similar products but I am not sure of the quality of these products. I regularly use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Thanks for any help you offer. (Well, maybe not the snide comments but any help is appreciated.)
Free Office in the Internet:
Free Microsoft 365 Online | Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Don’t bother with the non-Microsoft office suites unless you want to fight the strange formatting and other “close, but not right” issues. Also the learning curve can be an issue with the knock-offs.

Also, using the unsupported version or buying from Stack Social are good options.
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