I like WP9. It's easier to do table stuff with. Dunno what the big deal is; if you have a relatively recent version of MSO/Word, you should be able to open/convert WPDs. I tend to use Word just cuz it's convenient. But if I need to make a form or otherwise complicated flyer, WP is better.
Ooh, and it lets you edit actual CODE for your document! AFAIK, Word doesn't have any way to do that. Very very annoying to not have that ability when the program decides to indent stuff weird or does something bizarre and all you can do is backspace, tab, delete, etc.