Over the last 12 months I have seen a increasing amount of office replacement products hit the net the majority of which are free not to mention a whole lot better albeit it they are mostly web based, however as the future becomes a reality the need for a operating system is seemingly becoming obsolete however I seriously doubt that will ever happen.

So here are some great alternatives to get you started,

ThinkFree seems to be getting increasingly popular and with the latest information from the ThinkFree blog indicating that this free online office suite is set to become infinately better which can only ass to their fame and place many smiles on their users faces.

Peepel which is a relative new comer from a Innovative and enterprising new company in Australia focused on Ajax development for online office and mapping applications also seems to be heading towards being one of the webs up and coming stars with some unique features still under development.

Open office which is not a online office suite still seems to be kicking butt where ever I go, this free downloadable open source software is my personal favorite, there is a oh so small adjustment from the commercial MS office product which I found is capable to handle any requirements whether you are a newbie learning the ropes or a real power user.

Google docs from our good old favorite Google which is also 100% free is not to shabby either and actually may become a real trend setter if recently circulated rumors are try especially now that Google has possibly purchased a piece of the Maxthon browser.