ZDNet UK: Rivals Line Up to Take on Office

"Microsoft has long dominated the productivity software market--a category that typically includes a word processor, a spreadsheet and presentation programs--with Office.

"But the field has attracted fresh competition lately, with Sun Microsystems and Corel pushing their respective StarOffice and WordPerfect franchises as low-cost alternatives to Microsoft. OpenOffice, an open-source offshoot of StarOffice, is also gaining ground, particularly among government and international buyers..."

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