[GeronL]

A lot of people cannot afford Microsoft Office, Open Office and Firefox could really put some pain on ol' MSFT

[ideablitz]

Yes, Office only cost $299 for whole package.

that's what. $100 a year. that's nothing.

Gas cost $25.00 per tank on my Regular four door car, everytime i fill up.
4 cappacino bottle cost $5.
printer paper cost $18 oer 5000 at Sams.
Internet access (Cable/DSL) cost $50 a month.
Business (Cable/DSL) cost $70 a month.
Phone cost $60 a month.
Cell Phone cost $40 per month for 1000 minutes.
Quickbooks cost $299.
Turbo Tax cost at least $20 per year and you only use it once.
ect...

i mean, compare to everything else, MS Office is cheap.

Have some perspective, will you.

[Doohickey]

Perhaps MS Works is a more logical comparison for the home user.