no....because an open source software is distributed for free
No. It is proprietary software.
Open source software is designed to do exactly what its closed source (paid software) counterpart is to do. Open Office for example is free to use and does the same thing as Microsoft office that costs hundreds.
Yes it is. It is owned by Microsoft and they do not give access to the source code for the program, unlike open source software programs.
There are many programs that are required in the process of software localization. These programs include Open Office, Microsoft Office, and other open source software.
A couple of options are Microsoft Excel or Open Office Calc (open-source free software).
Open Office and Microsoft Works.
No.
No You can buy it Or you can down load a open source version for free called "openoffice" it is as close to the real software but totally Free
In a word, Yes.I would strongly not recommend downloading pirated software. I would suggest downloading Open Office from OpenOffice.org. It has all of Microsoft's software, but it's open source (legal).
Yes.
Open Office download is FREE. It's what's called 'open source' software.
Nothing. Downloading software does not affect currently existing software, but if "Open Office" automatically sets itself to open .doc (Microsoft Word) files, then the only way to open a file with Microsoft Word after that is either dragging and dropping the file onto the Microsoft Word icon or right-clicking on the file and selecting "open with > Microsoft Word"
Yes, there are some good programs that you can use if you do not want to use the Microsoft version. Star Office/Open Office is a great program that has nearly all the features the Microsoft product has.