I wanted to bring to your attention that Clark Howard mentioned OpenOffice as an alternative to Microsoft in an article last friday posted on his website (link below). Clark Howard hosts a nationally syndicated radio show advocating ways for consumers to save money and stick to budgets. A search on his website shows he has mentioned and favored OpenOffice in many other articles from the past several years adding GoogleDocs when cloud computing began.
http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/free-microsoft-office-app-ios-and-android/nh3Rd/ Nancy Nancy Web Design Free 24 hour pass to lynda.com. Video courses on SEO, CMS, Design and Software Courses