When submitting documentation to clients, I have to use a compatible word processor. Open Office, while attesting to compatible formatting, causes me problems when a layout is critical.

One of the reasons is the font design, The number of characters-per-line for Times Roman or Ariel
(two most prominently used) are not the same, neither is the kerning.

Finally, as an anglophone, writing in French, I need the grammar checker. Otherwise, I may be embarrassed at my thinking in English, but writing in Franglais.

I also find that since XP has more drivers, and applications, I can usually find freeware on XP, just as well as I can find it with LInux. And both work well.

FYI. I have 2 linux versions and 1 XP version on my desktop computer. My favourite is Linux, because of having multiple desktops. Perhaps too, it is because it is free and fun, and takes up hours of time when I could otherwise watch commercials on TV.

Leslie Satenstein