

The “new” Corel Office is here, and, when compared to their far pricier previous WordPerfect Office X6 product, it’s available to consumers at a more reasonable price-point of $49.99. However, unless you are a diehard fan of the brand or work specifically with documents designed with the software, stick with something else.Ĭorel, the current steward of the WordPerfect brand, has launched a reboot of their office suite, which is now designed to be compatible with the recently-launched Windows 8. Bottom Line: Corel’s reboot of their fabled office suite brings a fresh look to WordPerfect and company.Supported OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8.That being said, once Microsoft took command of the market with their business software, WordPerfect fell by the wayside as Microsoft Office became the de-facto standard.

Whether you used the famous DOS “blue screen” version or the later Windows versions, WordPerfect always had that cheeky-charm that gave you excellent WYSIWYG support and various document features.

Corel's reboot of their fabled office suite brings a fresh look to WordPerfect and company.Īnyone who used a PC in the 1980s and 90s will probably remember the legendary WordPerfect word-processor application.
