Comment Free as in Freedom (Score 1) 1
No. Because it may be Gratis for you, it is not Libre and by using proprietary applications and formats you only risk not being able to access older documents in the future, and lock yourself in to buying Office with the hope that they maintain backwards compatibility.
Save your freedom and use OpenOffice - it is a small sacrifice for freedom.
Save your freedom and use OpenOffice - it is a small sacrifice for freedom.