Microsoft is fighting back, working to get Office Open XML (OOXML) recognized by the International Standards Organization OpenDocument is already recognized as an international standard. , along with Sun and IBM, is one of the main backers of the OpenDocument format, claiming that proprietary formats like those used in Microsoft Office leave users at the mercy of software vendors who often change the formats on what seems like a whim. Although has yet to take significant market share away from Microsoft Office, it has made strides within the business world and has become a viable alternative in the office suite space.
When first came out, there where many claims that it would act as an Microsoft Office replacement with pundits citing the increased cost of Microsoft's product along with a large feature set that most users never touched. is an office suite similar to Microsoft Office, but written by the community and released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). has released version 2.2 of it office suite.
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