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Thanks to open source communities and Google, free downloads and tools have become more useful to businesses than ever before.
An easy way to sum up the evolution of productivity software -
Old school of thought: I want more bang for my buck, which software should I buy?
New school of thought: Now, that I can spend less on software by using alternate solutions, I want the most return for my bandwidth and less time spent learning a new tool. What tools should I download?
This new approach is based on a number of free useful downloads and tools that push the edges of web-based and open source technologies. Microsoft Office products and the typical office-based solutions still have a safe-haven in today’s business climate, but this haven is being challenged at an ever increasing rate by ever improving open-source and free tools.
If you spend your days in front of a computer, chances are you’ve had more than the occasional run in with Microsoft Word, Excel or any of their Office cousins. Microsoft Office, the most prolific and popular suite of general business and student software, retails for about $100. That might not sound too bad, until you realize it’s for a student or standard edition of the software with Microsoft’s current promotion. When Office 2007 first showed itself on retail shelves, it ran anywhere from $250-$600, depending on the package. The question you should be asking yourself is: do I really need Microsoft Office?
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