With the release of Office 2007 for consumers right around the corner, talk of alternatives to Microsoft’s powerhouse suite of office applications has once again heated up. We’ve mentioned some of the alternatives in a couple posts, here and here, but Computer World offers an extensive look at four of the more prominent free, online offerings of Office applications.

Microsoft Corp.’s radical overhaul of Office 2007, already available to businesses and due for consumer release at the end of January, has left many users wondering about the alternatives. If we have to learn a new interface, why not try a whole different product? While we’re at it, why not investigate some of the new online-only office suites that everybody’s talking about?

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