I don’t think there is a person who is using a computer right now who hasn’t used a word processor one way or another. Usually most of us have been used to Word from Microsoft or Word Perfect from back in the day. Contrary to most thoughts, we currently do have options and for those who roam around the net a lot we have been using OpenOffice, but there are other options out there.
The link below has reviewed around 14 word processors from the mainstream to the underground software with all the positives and negatives highlighted and explained. A very thorough review worth going through.
Link: DonationCoder