Free replacements for Microsoft

Where did it start? Bye bye BlackBerry and hello HTC Desire, an Android phone. This led on to the following, liberating changes:

Google Chrome replacing Internet Explorer.
Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Contacts replacing Outlook.
Open Office replacing Microsoft Office.
Open Office Writer replacing Microsoft Word.
Open Office Calc replacing Microsoft Excel.
Open Office Impress replacing Microsoft PowerPoint.
GIMP replacing Adobe Photoshop.
GNU replacing Dreamweaver/Frontpage.

The above are all viable alternatives to the software I was using and now my computer is running like greased lightning.

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Kevin Harrington
I’m a UK-based B2B marketing consultant, specialising in strategic advice for SME business owners. I bring extensive hands-on expertise to every client engagement. Senior leadership roles across technology, media, payments, and publishing have shaped my practical approach. Highlights include serving as Chief Marketing Officer at The Panoply plc (now TPXimpact), Chief Commercial Officer at Tungsten Network, and Global Marketing Director at BBC Worldwide. Over the years, I’ve guided numerous SMEs through transformation and value creation. Helping businesses evolve and thrive is a genuine passion. Practical marketing insights and succession planning strategies are at the heart of what I do, as I believe growing a business’s asset value should be a rewarding and positive journey for every entrepreneur.

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