The more I read about new word processing applications hitting the ether, the more convinced I become that everyone is barking up the wrong tree here. Word processing is not an application, it's a ...

Powerful word processing programs — those used in professions and corporations — are expensive ($495 and up) and take time to learn. Many new computer owners shy away, choosing instead simple, cheap ...

Windows has a few good word processors available, but when it comes to the majority of users, the free LibreOffice should serve any word processing needs you have. LibreOffice's biggest advantage, of ...

After a few weeks of working with Word 2008, it’s apparent that there is a major convergence between how Apple and Microsoft think a word processing application should work. While Word hasn’t changed ...

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Google, which late last year dodged rumors it was developing productivity applications, can no longer make that claim as Thursday it acquired Writely, an online word processing application. While the ...

In a nutshell: This week has been a special one for Microsoft Word as the venerable software reached its 40th birthday. To celebrate, Microsoft is looking back at the word processor's history and what ...