Vole redesigns our Office space
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| It's hard to define, but the new office suite feels good and is
| comfortable to use. That said if your requirements don't stretch
| beyond the normal usage of the odd letter, a spreadsheet to
| balance your budget and some email then there isn't a lot to
| recommend forking over cash for Office 2007, when there are
| several free options out there are increasingly attractive
| and compatible with Office documents.
|
| The Good
| Ribbon interface quite intuitive
| Interface is attractive and easy to use
|
| The Bad
| Quite expensive
| Free applications available that can perform the same tasks
| No major improvements over previous versions
|
| The Ugly
| Too many components seem solely designed to leverage synergies or something
| No option to revert to old interface
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http://uk.theinquirer.net/?article=37376
Related:
Bold Redesign Improves Office 2007 But Learning Curve May Be Too Steep for
Some Users
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| "it requires a steep learning curve that many people might rather avoid.
| In my own tests, I was cursing the program for weeks"
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http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116786111022966326-T8UUTIl2b10DaW11usf4NasZTYI_20080103.html
Office 2007 may be Microsoft's Titanic: former Government IT boss
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| Bill Gates has been talking up Office 2007 ahead of its business launch
| on November 30. However, the recently departed deputy CIO of one of
| Australia's biggest government Microsoft sites believes introducing
| the new version of Microsoft Office may be the company's biggest
| ^^^^^^^
| ever disaster.
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7234/53/
Question: why do I need to upgrade to Office 2007?
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| Much has been said and written about Microsoft's "bold", "gutsy",
| and "innovative" initiative of releasing Office 2007, an office
| productivity suite with a totally new user interface. However, the
| question that is bound to be on the lips of every user will be: "why
| do I need to upgrade?" Microsoft doesn't really have a good answer.
|
| [...]
|
| Microsoft, however, claims to have come up with something better
| and more intuitive - the Ribbon. Such a claim begs the question:
| "If the new user interface of Office 2007 is so intuitive, why does
| it have a learning curve?" And it does have a learning curve - a
| very steep learning curve.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/8561/1023/
Office 2007: From bloated to sleek
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| Life has a funny symmetry, don't you think? When you're born, you're
| short, toothless and bald. You spend the first part of your life
| gaining height, teeth and hair--and the last part losing them again.
| Believe it or not, Microsoft Office is following the same trajectory.
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http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-6151153.html
What Happens When Microsoft Cannot Tell The Difference Between Their
Products and Open Source Products...
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| What happens when Microsoft cannot tell the difference between
| their products and Open Source products?
|
| You get blogs like this from a Microsoft "Expert" Employee.
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http://www.novell.com/coolblogs/?p=726n
OpenOffice.org Training for Local Self-government Units in Macedonia
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| About 100 employees in 25 Macedonian municipalities will be trained
| during the six day training.
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http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/825/4/lang,en/
(Macedonia) Announcement: Citizens Have the Right to Choose
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| Considering that the computer literacy trainings for the general
| population announced by the Government of Republic of Macedonia
| are in general a positive move for development of information
| society, the Metamorphosis Foundation and the NGO Free Software
| Macedonia encourage the Government to provide right to choose for
| the citizens, by offering trainings for use of free and open
| source (FOSS) also.
|
| [...]
|
| Macedonian citizens continue to show great interest in FOSS use.
| The latest example is the support they collectively provided by
| partially covering the expenses for publishing the CD "Get Your
| Job Done," distributed in 5.000 copies.
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http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/818/1/lang,en/
Is Imitation The Sincerest Form of Flattery?
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| As many as 8 of the top 10 benefits of Microsoft Office 2007
| provide capabilities that have already been addressed by Corel
| WordPerfect Office X3. Some "new" features of Microsoft Office
| 2007 have even been part of Corel WordPerfect Office for
| close to a decade!
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http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?c=Content_C1&cid=1166553933785&lc=en&pagename=CorelCom%2FLayout&trkid=wpe0107ft
http://tinyurl.com/2key74
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