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Office Delayed, Too

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-quite-ready dept.

turnitover writes "And you thought calling it 'Office 2007' was just to make it seem all future-like -- but according to eWEEK.com's Mary Jo Foley, turns out calling it is truth in advertising: Office 2007 won't ship until 2007. What does this mean for Microsoft and its reputation as a company that can eventually ship software? What will this mean for office managers who have to plan upgrades and budgets? Will this make anyone look at OpenOffice.org?"

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  1. Are you kidding? by kentrel · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Will it make anyone look at openoffice.org

    LOL. Is that a joke? Even the current version of Office is a lot more powerful than OpenOffice. No, Office 2007 being delayed is NOT going to make anyone turn to openoffice.org. It's a nice product for the average user, but its not a serious competitor by any stretch of the imagination.

    lol.

  2. Re:i assume by xtracto · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Office 2004 is the latest Mac version, MS seems to alternate between PC and Mac rather than releasing both at the same time, which results in interesting feature leapfrogging.

    No shit Einstein, nice way to bitch some karma... had you read the post to what parent was replying you should have known what he was talking about...

    t. Today, when I use my Windows box, I use Office 2004. It's fast

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    Ubuntu is an African word meaning 'I can't configure Debian'
  3. Re:Will this make anyone look at OpenOffice.org? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Um, open office is a turd. I had the misforture of using it at my last job. Yuck.