> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jin-Wei Tioh > Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 9:46 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [H] MS Office 2007 Opinions? > > Am curious as to how many of you folks are using Office 2007 and how > you like it > / the new Ribbon interface? I'm currently still using Office 2K and > am contemplating > switching to either Office 2003 or 2007. > > TIA > > -- > JW
My personal opinion? Definitely go with Office 2003. Admittedly it's a little late in the product life cycle, but it's as stable as it's ever going to be and most bugs have been fixed or there are workarounds available. Add-ins have now been debugged and tested and generally run well. Office 2003 is pretty stable. I run 2 machines. One with Office 2003, one with 2007. For me, there is nothing I NEED in Office 2007. Office 2007 runs very slowly on my XP machine and the machine has plenty of muscle and horsepower. I must say I have never been able to successfully run 2007 with Vista. I am one of those users that experiences the mysterious "10 second crash" with Vista and 2007. Open Outlook in Vista and it crashes within literally 10 seconds of opening. This is an expensive, released product and MS has no answer for this. I think that's a crock. I tried everything and then gave up. The ribbon interface? Yawn.. it's slick but does nothing for me. I "love" printing from the ribbon. Not. Think "print" is right there on the ribbon for you at your finger tips? Nope. You must select it from a drop-down menu. Though 2007 is a released product, and I was a Beta tester, really, it is nothing more than an advanced beta for me. Like anything else that MS concocts, it might be nice once all the damn bugs are worked out.. It would be 2003 for me.. Bill
