[Encosia]

> I'll reconsider office 1.) when it is free 2.) when it works seamlessly on a Mac.

So, for the past year or two? https://office.microsoft.com/en-us/myoffice.aspx

The free online Office apps work great in Chrome on both Windows and Mac (not sure about Linux).

[valvoja]

Office for Mac. For free online apps I've got Google Docs.

Last one I paid for was Office 08 for Mac and it was quite buggy.

[Encosia]

What I'm saying is that the online version of Office is both free and will run in a browser on your Mac. In my opinion at least, the web-based Office 2013 apps make Google Docs look like a toy - especially if you need to interop with native Office documents.