Linux Unveils TextMaker Office Suite
There appears to now be a more affordable and viable alternative to Microsoft Office's Word software program, thanks to a new desktop word processing program that Linux is offering. Known as the Beta 2 version of TextMaker for Linux, the program has the look and functions of Word, but costs dramatically less. Consumers can access this new word processing program, which runs on the Linux open-source operating system, now through May 31st, as a free beta download at the Web site of Textmaker's developer, SoftMaker GmbH, www.softmaker.de/tmldemo_en.htm . TextMaker for Linux will reportedly begin shipping worldwide on June 1st for about $50. The user interface has two language versions - German and English, as well as software tools (spell checker) available in 16 languages.
By the end of 2003, SoftMaker plans to offer a suite of products for $100 that will be known as SoftMaker Office.
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