While Google Docs still rules the webapps landscape, and Zoho is also going strong, Thinkfree is another webapps option that is definitely worth looking at.  Whoa, for those of you saying “slow down cowgirl,” what are webapps?  Webapps is just a fancy way to say document/spreadsheet/presentation software that is hosted on the web, enabling you to share the documents with others or just to access the documents via the internet from the computer of your choice.

So, back to the point, why Thinkfree.  Well, for starters, I’ve been annoyed with the presentation style (or lack thereof) of Google Docs.  Tabs get messed up, the charts are minimal, margins get all funny, etc… There is simply a general lack of prettiness (and no presentation software).  I haven’t played with Zoho yet, they do have presentation software, wikis, chat, and more and I really must review them more, because they appear to have a chance to give Google a run for their money.   But that still doesn’t tell you about Thinkfree…

The deal with Thinkfree (from my perspective) is that a large part of their marketing is that they do look so much like Microsoft Office products.  Thinkfree allows you to go back and forth between Microsoft Office products “seamlessly,” and the editing tools look virtually identical to those you find in Microsoft products.  Another cool thing about Thinkfree is that they will soon have a Facebook widget so that you can create a document library within Facebook.  They also offer widgets for easy navigation from your browser bar.  Plus, since it’s free, it’s definitely worth a try.  As more and more people have the bandwidth to use webapps, Microsoft’s days of dominating the office software scene will quickly be coming to a close, and Thinkfree might be there to watch it happen.