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Rob Weir: An Antic Disposition: "In this post I take a look at Microsoft's claims for robust data recovery with their Office Open XML (OOXML) file format.

I show the results of an experiment, where I introduce random errors into documents and observe whether word processors can recover from these errors."

Linux.com: "If you've seen one online word processor--or even a handful of them--you haven't seen them all, not by a longshot.

In addition to Google Docs, Zoho Writer, and emerging competitors such as EtherPad, other online offerings you might want to try include AjaxWrite, Writeboard, picoWrite and MonkeyTeX, to name a few."

Linux.com: "As word processors for Linux keep picking up in popularity, household names in the computer industry are getting into the act.

Like Sun Microsystems, Novell and IBM Lotus are both offering word processors based on OpenOffice.org's open source Writer application, but none of these offerings is exactly alike."

Linux.com: "Whether you want to crank out your master's thesis or dash off a few quick business letters, you can take your pick from among dozens of different open source word processors, “proprietary” Linux word processors, open source desktop publishing (DTP) programs, and online offerings."