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          <h2>Why AbiWord?</h2>

          <p>AbiWord, in spite of its youth, has several advantages
over it's competition. One of its                           principal assets
is that it is free, whatever its use (personal, professional...).
Also, it is multi-platform, i.e. it can
function on several principal operating systems (Windows, Linux,
BeOS, Solaris...).</p>

          <p>AbiWord is in constant
development and in perpetual evolution. It is simple but functional: it
contains only the essential features. However,
contributors from around the world improve it, day by day. Updates are
frequent because of these volunteers, who add new
features and make many corrections. Because it is free
and it is easy to                           install and use, the traditional
problems with payment for updates are removed: giving the users a greater
return on investment (ROI) with lower ownership costs                          
(operating expenses) .</p>
           <p>AbiWord has a " Look &amp; Feel " that
is very close to other                           word processors in the market.
One will need only very little time to get used to it.</p>

          <p>Lastly, its native ABW format                            writes
in XML which ensures that AbiWord and others will be able to read then because
of universality of this format. It also ensures good                        
  compatibility with the many former versions of AbiWord so you don't loss
work due to upgrades.</p>
           <p>In short,
here are the advantages of AbiWord:</p>

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            <li>Free, in cost and sourcecode</li>

            <li>Multi platform</li>

            <li>Simple to use</li>

            <li>Frequent Updates with new features</li>

            <li>Easy to use interface</li>

            <li>Compatable native file format</li>

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