Confused with all the software, need some opinions...

Hi, I am a recent Mac owner who is slowly trying to figure things out (I am bad with computers anyways) My dilemmas are: I was considering purchasing Office for Mac but then I see that there is also VPC so if I purchase VPC and download my Office for Windows on it, then I probably do not need Office for Mac. On the other hand I have read that VPC is pretty slow. The pricing of VPC is also a concern. I have researched few sites with similar programs like VPC that are cheaper and run pretty much like VPC (anyone heard or tryed IEMULATOR? www.iemulator.com, which is $25 , or guestPC www.lismoresystems.com, which is $50). The other thing is that i saw these sites about software that reads PC Cds on Mac (cdeverywhere.com and is about $40), and softarch.com/us/products/dm./html , which is about $60). So my question is if I have one of those virtual pcs or iemultor or whatever pc on my mac then i would not need those other PC reading software, coorrect?
All I need is to be able to exchange my files from my ibook to my pc desktop and viceversa with the easiest and cheapest software i can get. Anyone who has tried one of these mentioned above, I would appreciate your opinion on your experience with it. I like my ibook so far and all I am trying to do is to get the most use out of it.
Thank you in advance!

All I need is to be able to exchange my files from my
ibook to my pc desktop and viceversa with the easiest
and cheapest software i can get.
The cheapest way (ie free) is to use NeoOffice.
http://www.neooffice.org/
This is a fully compatible and functional office suite for the Mac, it is also free.
It can open and save Word, PowerPoint and Excel files.
Hi, I am a recent Mac owner who is slowly trying to
figure things out (I am bad with computers anyways)
My dilemmas are: I was considering purchasing Office
for Mac
This will also do the job as well and will be faster than using any emulated version of Windows.
but then I see that there is also VPC so if
I purchase VPC and download my Office for Windows on
it, then I probably do not need Office for Mac.
You would need to delete Office from your PC though, or purchase an additional licence in which case the Mac version would be better (and cheaper than buying VPC and another Office licence).
On
the other hand I have read that VPC is pretty slow.
It can be, and the native mac version of Office is faster than running Office on VPC.
The pricing of VPC is also a concern. I have
researched few sites with similar programs like VPC
that are cheaper and run pretty much like VPC (anyone
heard or tryed IEMULATOR? www.iemulator.com, which is
$25 , or guestPC www.lismoresystems.com, which is
$50).
Remember these do not include a licence for Windows which would be an additional cost.
The consensus about these products is that they do work, but are slower than VPC.
So my question is if I have one of those
virtual pcs or iemultor or whatever pc on my mac then
i would not need those other PC reading software,
coorrect?
Macs can read and open compatible PC files without the need for third party software. If you have Mac Office (or NeoOffice) they can both open Office files created on a PC.

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