Why is my Microsoft Office for Mac programs no longer compatible with 10.7 Lion?

"Power PC applications no longer supported" the Microsoft Office Pack was Mac versions of Word, Powerpoint, etc. and when I downloaded Lion upgrade to operating system, it gave me message above. What's up wth that? Must I go buy a newer version of Microsoft Office for Mac or rely on Pages, which I like, but for ease of use between home and office, I also like to have Word. Anybody else having same issue?

Neo Office
OpenOffice
Google Docs
iWork
Are all excellent alternatives for Office.
Here's a full listing of Lion compatible applications:
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

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