On 2008-08-17, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>
> "Microsoft Office 2007 is, like Microsoft Windows Vista, a steaming pile of
> penguin feces. What I really love about OpenOffice is the fact that it is
> quite stable in comparison to Microsoft Office 2007, which has become nearly
> impossible to use because it randomly locks up, crashes, or a myriad of other
> issues."
>
> http://digg.com/linux_unix/The_entire_State_of_Pahang_moves_to_OpenOffice_org?t=17812463#c17812463
I thought that was the one Erik said was neat, spiffy, cool and the
cat's meow.
> Benchmarking Microsoft Word 95 through Word 2007
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>| Despite all the tweaks, tricks, hacks, and clever engineering, Microsoft's
>| latest version of Word is a step back in performance. That's generally true
>| of every new major release of any software. That's Wirth's Law. When Windows
>| 95 came out, people joking exaggeratedly that "95" was the number of floppies
>| Windows 95 shipped on. Though Windows 95 actually shipped on many fewer
>| floppies, the point is that Windows 95 was a huge, slower beast compared to
>| its predecessors. (Does anyone remember Windows 3.1, OS/2 Warp, and
>| DESQview?) There were similar complaints for XP, and Vista's performance was
>| the subject of the infamous "Vista Capable" class action lawsuit against
>| Microsoft.
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> http://www.oooninja.com/2008/07/benchmarking-microsoft-word-95-2007.html
I'm beginning to doubt Erik's assessment of the product. And if he was
wrong about this, what else might he be wrong about?
> Connected: Microsoft Office 2003 better than Office 2007
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> ,----[ Quote ]
>| A review of Office 2007 could be considered doomed from the start. Its
>| predecessor, Office 2003, is one of the best products Microsoft ever created;
>| so the bar is raised high. After a year of using the newer product, I still
>| see some features that are better than the older version; but on the whole,
>| I'd rather be using Office 2003. Â Â
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> http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08089/868925-96.stm
If these weren't separate web pages, DuFuS might be expected to make a
big deal out of them. If he became simultaneously honest.
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