You mention consensus and profits as a measure of failure...or soon to be failure of office 2007. I'm wondering when this will start since it's now 2009 and office sales are up over previous versions? I use google docs myself as I don't need a full office suite so I have no horse in this race.
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 3:46 PM, db <[email protected]> wrote: > Most of the organizations I have relations with ( University of > Washington, Law offices, Design firms, etc ) either don't want to upgrade > from Office 2003 or having upgraded, turned around and downgraded if they > are allowed to. Although I live in Seattle, I live or work in the real > world ... not the "MS bubble." > > Time is money and MS's newer products are real time wasters for people > wanting to get things done. > > I can't say I have ever heard anyone who prefers MS's latest offerings over > their earlier ones.... other than the security aspects. Many people put > up with them ... but that's about it. > > But everything and everyone has its die hard advocates. Sounds like you > are one. > If MS's new toys work better for you... that's a good thing ... but don't > demand that everyone else just doesn't know what they like... or what works > best for them. > > Consensus isn't hard to spot... and MS's sinking profits won't be either... > > db > > > Chris Dunford wrote: > >> MS is consistent in it's mediocrity and the public's opinion is also >>> notably consistent. Office 07, Vista, Explorer. Needlessly confusing, >>> bloated, slow... >>> >>> >> >> Do you have any data to confirm that the "public" thinks this, >> particularly >> of Office, which is what we're talking about? >> >> ************************************************************************* >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> ************************************************************************* >> >> >> > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
