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Microsoft Office 2010, Dissected

Posted by kdawson on from the roses-or-the-ribbons dept.

CWmike notes a review by Preston Gralla of the soon-to-be-released Microsoft Office 2010. "I review plenty of software packages throughout the course of a year, and it's rare that I come across one that I believe will truly make a difference in the way that I work or use my computer. With Office 2010, which recently hit RTM status, it is one of those times. The main attraction, as far as I'm concerned, is the Outlook makeover that makes it far easier to cut through e-mail overload and keep up with your ever-expanding group of contacts on social networking sites. There's also an improved Ribbon that now works across all Office applications, and some very useful new PowerPoint tools for giving Internet-based presentations and handling video. Question is: Is Office 2010 good enough to stop the defection to Google Apps? Some large enterprises are seriously considering jumping from Exchange to Gmail, or already have, reports Robert Mitchell. The final version of Microsoft Office Web Apps, the Web-based version of Office, isn't yet available but is expected before summer."

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  1. Microsoft Office 2010, Dissected by MancunianMaskMan · · Score: 3, Funny

    yes but is it dead yet... Otherwise that would be too cruel, even considering it's only a MS product and not some sentient GNU software

    1. Re:Microsoft Office 2010, Dissected by JonStewartMill · · Score: 2, Funny

      I haven't tried Office 2010 yet, but when I switched from Office 2003 to 2007, I learned to enjoy the 5-7 second lag when Excel or Word loads. It's kind of a forced mini-break.

    2. Re:Microsoft Office 2010, Dissected by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 2, Funny

      Try to imagine my disappointment. "Dissection/disembowelment" was my fourth choice, after "burning", "flaying" and "breaking on the wheel".

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      No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
  2. Re:I'm neither for or against Microsoft, but as a by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Funny

    "As a CTO?" I am curious. If you don't mind me prying, what company's CTO selects a Slashdot username of "Assmasher"?

    Actually, now that I think of in a broader sense of what internet industry you may belong to, I withdraw my question.

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    My work here is dung.
  3. Re:google apps doesn't have BI on demand by Riskable · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't know what you're talking about... people have been sitting in cubes manipulating data in spreadsheets for decades now.

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    -Riskable
    "Those who choose proprietary software will pay for their decision!"
  4. I'll take Oxymorons for $200 Alex. by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 2, Funny

    very useful new PowerPoint tools

    What are two words that cannot be used together?

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    It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
  5. Re:Massive innovation; return of 'file' menu optio by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yes, the candy button is the file menu! Stupid people, how could you not get that without me telling you? What the fuck did you expect me to do, label it "File?"