> Wouldn't it be better for those couple million users to have a simple > way to get the real thing from someone willing/able to distribute it > than to have a crippled version dumped in their lap? They have a simple way to replace it if they wish and they are not subject to any problematic patent or other legal restrictions imposed by their state. I think you'll find 99.999% of users would prefer to have a wordprocessor installed by default even if it can't do a specific obscure spreadsheet function. Alan