Office has more and better competitors than ever, while at the same time the features we need from office tools have changed-things like collaboration, offline and online access, and compatibility with multiple devices. They're such a crucial part of computing, it's hard to imagine a computer today without an office suite.įor years-decades even-that meant it was hard to imagine a computer without Microsoft Office. Documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and notes-they're the files that make work work, that showcase your new project and last quarter's performance and your ideas for the future.