Compare three office productivity applications:

• commercial off-the-shelf software products, such as Microsoft Office;
• software as a service, such as Google Docs; and,
• open source suites, such as Open Office (openoffice.org) or Libre Office (libreoffice.org).

What are the benefits, costs, and risks of each type of application? Discuss why a small business or nonprofit organization might prefer one application instead of another.