I have become so used to Microsoft Word, that I am not willing to try any new writing software. But I believe there are many good ones out there - which are free and better.
Has anyone tried them? Do you reccomend any other software ?
I would prefer OpenOffice any day over Microsoft Word.
I have OpenOffice on Linux, but I never use it, unless I want to write with
formatting 
So, I use gedit and it works for all my needs
Dr Small
This is where MS Word wins. We may not like it - but if we work in a field where a lot of text files are being sent back and forth then you have to use the most commonly used software - so we then have to go back to MS Word.
Sad !