openoffice. Free and adequate for what I need. I'm linux only btw and, while I do a lot of work with the .doc format, there usually is not too much formatting involved, so OO does what I need.
Other: MS2010 Pro (was MS 2007 Pro) $11.00 through MS HUP, a deal I couldn't pass on. The gift that keeps on giving
Softmaker Office 2008. Got it free. MS compatible and only uses 38MB of disk space (for WP, SS, and DIC. That is all I use - it also has DB and Presentation plus multi-language if wanted). Ashampoo sells a newer model under the Ashampoo name. SourMilk out