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Cause Office 2007 is a UI MESS
Really, who at MS decided the ribbon was a good
thing? They should be fired.

Let's take up 5 rows of space at the top of my
screen that I can't change, can't modify and
will confuse the living cr@p out of you.

And simple things, like save, print, save as
are hidden and confusing to find and use.

It's a nightmare from a UI, user, and admin
perspective.

Better to bite the bullet and either stay on
2003 or migrate to OpenOffice.
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Cause Office 2007 is a UI MESS  itguy08 | 08/28/09
LOL!  GuidingLight | 08/28/09
Who knows?  JLHenry | 08/28/09
Open Office  zdnet-gregc | 08/28/09
And Office 2007 sucks... and your point is???  i8thecat | 08/28/09
Seeing as  jdbukis@... | 08/28/09
Oh, you mean the one with 8 security patches added to it?  UAC nanny screen | 08/28/09
However  keoz | 08/28/09
Heh . . .  CobraA1 | 08/28/09
Expect no less from MS - not going to admit failure  itguy08 | 08/28/09
Interesting take...  20kwfence | 08/28/09
Yep, maybe not quite as bad as the Vista fiasco, but, the percentages say  DonnieBoy | 08/28/09
Ribbons = genius. Office ribbons = terrible execution  T1Oracle | 08/28/09
Granted, it takes some getting used to ...  mwagner@... | 08/28/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  darreld | 08/28/09
This is a nothing story...  CrashPad | 08/28/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  condelirios | 08/28/09
ribbon stink.  magallanes | 08/28/09
Ribbon may work for someone who has never used Office  Mshahsavar | 08/28/09
"The Ribbon has nothing AT ALL to do with corporations not upgrading..."  James T. Kirk | 08/28/09
The Ribbon IS the problem.  revlarry@... | 08/28/09
Work smarter  dleon63 | 08/30/09
What?  scorchgeek | 08/29/09
Heh - a failure of Fitts' "law"  CobraA1 | 08/28/09
its all about privacy and info sec  pcguy777 | 08/28/09
Open Source  pdf6161 | 08/28/09
That's hardly a ringing endorsement  UAC nanny screen | 08/28/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  dgivert@... | 08/28/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  WSHBaker@... | 08/28/09
Just when you finally master one version, Here comes another one  pcguy777 | 08/28/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  Kuby | 08/28/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  dobick@... | 08/28/09
Reverse your thinking: Why does this blog exist?  CounterEthicsCommissioner | 08/28/09
Not Just MS  MichP | 08/28/09
Good point  dzspam@... | 08/28/09
Agreed, but...  pwatson | 08/28/09
Let's just face it...  IT_Guy_z | 08/28/09
or i can say.  magallanes | 08/28/09
Amen  keoz | 08/28/09
Change is good  UAC nanny screen | 08/28/09
No I don't...  keoz | 08/28/09
How do you know what benefits them?  UAC nanny screen | 08/31/09
Yes maybe...  keoz | 08/31/09
OpenOffice works  pwatson | 08/28/09
The best tools of Office  magallanes | 08/28/09
People is just lazy...  keoz | 08/28/09
You're Still Hillarious!  stillgolfing | 08/28/09
Still wondering...  keoz | 08/28/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  BigD Out West | 08/28/09
Bad Interface and SLLLLOOOOWWWWW  Tater Salad | 08/28/09
New Coke  Madness80 | 08/28/09
more dramatic  keoz | 08/28/09
yet even more dramatic  Madness80 | 08/28/09
Oh, koez. Stop it please!  stillgolfing | 08/28/09
@keoz...  UAC nanny screen | 08/28/09
Thats fair..  keoz | 08/28/09
Or Open Office  UAC nanny screen | 08/29/09
How dramatic  keoz | 08/28/09
Poor anology, buddy!  stillgolfing | 08/28/09
Give me back my Old Coke  akritchie | 08/28/09
Fortunately...  keoz | 08/28/09
The problem is with the icons  Takalok | 08/28/09
"File" is an icon - it's just made up of some funny letters  jvin248 | 08/28/09
More to letters than you think  Takalok | 08/28/09
If you are so..  keoz | 08/28/09
letter shortcuts minimize the ribbon  Takalok | 08/28/09
Icons are childish. Give me text.  CounterEthicsCommissioner | 08/28/09
"It's the money, stupid!"  Rick S._z | 08/28/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  mist27@... | 08/28/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  Andylh | 08/28/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  leokiz@... | 08/28/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  gwd3@... | 08/28/09
Shameless plug: http://www.softmaker.de  CounterEthicsCommissioner | 08/28/09
You want interoperability? READ THIS.  CounterEthicsCommissioner | 08/29/09
Interesting  melekali | 08/28/09
It's The ribbon and Junk Mail Links  ianto39 | 08/28/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  fcorless@... | 08/28/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  lynn.nash@... | 08/28/09
It's not just the Ribbon...  maikr | 08/29/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  pareekcd@... | 08/29/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  facmanboss_z | 08/29/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  vvbs@... | 08/29/09
Office 2007 can't scan  tbnorris@... | 08/30/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  paul.edwards@... | 09/17/09
Ribbon UI like or Not Microsoft cares NOT  Cellus | 10/01/09
RE: Over 75% of organizations haven't upgraded to latest Microsoft Office  caradavin@... | 10/22/09

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