> =09Depends on the cost. Office XP Pro is around =A3300. Thats pretty
> =09much the same cost as an entry level machine with Windows minus
> =09monitor.
>
> =09For people who really do not want to pay there is always
> =09OpenOffice. I use the version in pkgsrc and its workable
> =09though obviously still a development version. Certainly more
> =09useful than gnumeric... if slower.

there are gnumeric, lyx, abiword, etc...

and there is tex