Because I don't have a Mac just yet, and they might have Openoffice by the time I do. I'll give that one a try, though, if it can read files made in Openoffice.

I don't want to make too big a deal out of most of these points, though. The fact is I want a Mac, I'm going to run Windows on it for a few things, and I know that I'm going to love it. The only things in my way now are lack of support for my disc printers (small issue), and money (huge issue)