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No, it's not!
Lately, I've become very interested in alternatives to the traditional Microsoft Office Suite of applications. You know, the ever useful, standardized, and famous Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications. These are great computer programs, make no mistake. There is definitely a reason why they have become the standard for office applications world wide.
There is, however, the problem of money. For normal folks, Microsoft Office isn't exactly cheap. The educational price is in the $130 range for students and educators buying personal copies. Buying it off the shelf starts at $200 and goes up to $500 per copy depending on who you are and what version you want. Adding Office to the purchase of a brand new computer will still cost you at least $100.
So what does it cost for, say, a school district to purchase Microsoft Office for every computer? Fortunately, the prices we pay for district or school agreements with...
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