Editing Word docs

What is the preferred app for editing Microsoft Word docs ie .docx, please?
Many thanks

You can also check out Pages (http://www.apple.com/apps/pages/) which supports Word documents (.doc and .docx). Easy to use and supports everything I need in a word processor.

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