On Tue, 2007-01-16 at 10:26 -0500, Chad Smith wrote: > Of course, the lowest learning curve will be to stick with what you already > use. And I have a feeling that what most people are going to do. Since a > lot of businesses and end users still have MS Office 98/XP.
If it ain't broke don't fix it. The only compelling reason to buy a new office suite is if it does something you need that your existing software doesn't do. Ok, some people will upgrade to say they have the latest and greatest like people buy cars as status symbols but office software is only really a status symbol to some sad geek that understands office software versions ;-) I really can't see the vast majority of people rushing to upgrade. Even those that can upgrade for free because they are on a subscription have to think about the time and effort to install etc. Same is true of Vista except that in buying a new computer you will eventually have to have it and then that puts pressure on other computers on the same network to get upgraded. Its still likely to be years before a majority of computers on the planet are running Vista. It might never achieve that as emphasis shifts away from the desktop. Ian -- www.theINGOTS.org www.schoolforge.org.uk www.opendocumentfellowship.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
