<p>Are you lost between all the different versions of Microsoft Office and other Office Suites that claim compatibility with the first, with the master?</p><p>Against all odds, and notwithstanding any criticism for not being an absolutely perfect software product, Microsoft's Office Suite remains a pillar, a major set of essential applications you can hardly live without. From Windows-based to Macintosh machines the famous "Suite" is everywhere. The most widely used elements of Office, and by far, are Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Whoever doesn't use at least one of these four applications probably is an alien on Earth.</p><p>The impact of Office is such that in addition to the above mentioned mainstream computers where it is typically installed and used, it has now overflown to other platforms such as for example Android, therefore reaching smartphones and tablets, albeit under different names and with products that are Office-compatible but are not made by Microsoft. This otherwise good news keeps the consumer guessing whether Office and its compatibles (i.e. the "lookalikes") have the same functionality on all platforms and are fully cross-compatible.</p><p>The explanation holds in two simple points.</p><p><a href="http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/11/28/microsoft_office_its_supremacy_and_its.htm">Keep reading...</a></p>