[Serolf]

I'll check out the NeoOffice thing.

As far as Apple licensing, yes my school does have one. But it still costs around $80 to get Office 2008. If it were $5-10, then yeah, I would just try it.

About iWork, my computer didn't have a trial version pre-installed. If it did, it ran out after a certain amount of time. The first time I tried to use it I was directed immediately to the Website where I could buy it. So I have no idea what its like. I'm sure its ok. The problem is, would I be able to view files created in Word/Powerpoint with iWork? I dunno, I'm terribly ignorant about it.

Anyways, thanks for the feedback. More help is welcome. I will continue to check out opinions and see if I can find out more about 2008. Maybe those reviews on Apples Website really are bogus.