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I BOUGHT A COPY of VistaSource Applixware Office 5.0 for Linux this weekend (www,vistasource.com). It cost me $99. Not counting games, it's only the second bit of software I can remember paying for in years. The other was Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux. Everything else I have on hand I've either downloaded from the Internet or received as a free review copy.
I could have requested a free review copy of Applixware Office 5.0, but I forked over my own cash because I didn't want to feel obligated to write about it if I didn't like the improvements enough to spend the time testing it. (Now that I am writing about it, I suppose I should try to get my money back. Unfortunately the store where I bought Applixware doesn't seem to have a"customer dissatisfaction or your money back" guarantee.)
Until recently, the seemingly limitless supply of free software was a perk that members of the computer trade press shared with few others. Now it seems every category of software has been invaded by free software. You need...