The office suite market is still, after all this time, owned by Microsoft. In spite of rivals that are generally accepted as being better and cheaper than Microsoft Office, the stranglehold that Gates' software giant has held over this sector of the market still endures.

But is it weakening? With increasingly cost-conscious users on the lookout for a bargain, and people's eyes being opened to alternatives by the continuing success of open source software such as Firefox and Linux, we investigate two suites looking to eat away at the market share of Microsoft. Click on the 'NEXT' link below to find out more.