There is no excuse for ignorance. Other options are Applixware and Star Office . I haven't used Applix but Star Office is really ugly and slow and just the sort of software that could put you off Linux and its just as bad in Windows. Version 5.1 was tolerable but after Sun took it over its deteriorated and version 5.2 is the pits. Plain text and html editors are sprouting by the day.
Most distribution carry a lot of software so look.
It looks good. Corel have ported nearly all their apps and they are not as expensive as their Windows counterparts and with the same functionality. This is one area where Linux will not be found wanting. There are as many if not more mp3 players than Windows. Other mp3 players are Gqmpeg , Freeamp , Alsaplayer .