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I don't cringe
But then again, we never upgrade MS products.

Most of our users are on O97 and O2000. If we add people we purchase new licenses so we also have some O2003.

IMO, there is no value in upgrading MS software.
Posted by: alterego_z   Posted on: 05/19/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I cringe  IT Scion | 05/18/05
Sounds like the voice of experience.....  BXLE | 05/19/05
I don't cringe  alterego_z | 05/19/05
But But But.... What about SA  nucrash | 05/19/05
Yes, even companies that choose not to upgrade, still have problems.  DonnieBoy | 05/19/05
Office 12 is a Hard Candy Christmas.  BXLE | 05/19/05
From the looks of things.  nucrash | 05/19/05
Please make it stop!  Arrg | 05/19/05
That's about right  nucrash | 05/19/05
don't use it then  ab@... | 05/19/05
But this makes sharing data very difficult  nucrash | 05/19/05
There is a viewer for Visio  allowat_z | 05/19/05
OMGWTFBBQ  nucrash | 05/19/05
Visio viewer for Linux?  balsover | 05/19/05
Actually....  nucrash | 05/19/05
Project Viewer  jmchugh@... | 05/20/05
Why upgrade  sdf3@... | 05/19/05
Can't Wait For The New Improved Paper Clip!!!  itanalyst | 05/19/05
Message has been deleted.  Jeff Spicoli | 05/19/05
Wow Jeff, they really don't like you  nucrash | 05/19/05
All it takes is a simple click..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/19/05
They love to run to mommy don't they?  Jeff Spicoli | 05/19/05
ZDNazi  Jeff Spicoli | 05/19/05
Have they told you..  nucrash | 05/19/05
actually  Sxooter_z | 05/19/05
And me with the Back to the Future Collection  nucrash | 05/19/05
Funny that  Spoon Jabber | 05/19/05
Just exactly who do you...  MepisLINUXuser | 05/19/05
It's more of a...  Spoon Jabber | 05/20/05
Bring Back Earl the Cat!!!  dmoran_z | 05/19/05
I like the dolphin  nucrash | 05/19/05
Like StarOffice, you don't have to buy it  FilledOut | 05/19/05
Fix Office 2003 first  jwoitas | 05/19/05
Sorry jwoitas  alterego_z | 05/19/05
Tell that to the shareholders  Release The Hounds | 05/19/05
re: Sorry jwoitas  nightshade0143 | 05/19/05
I agree!  softhart | 05/19/05
New feautures mean little to 90% of users  Sunny Jalolly | 05/19/05
actually 98%  Reverend MacFellow | 05/19/05
But it will empower you  nucrash | 05/19/05
You will know a power greater than any jedi  Jeff Spicoli | 05/19/05
Ya know, I consider...  MepisLINUXuser | 05/19/05
Yes, but when those features are "free", people are tempted to use them.  DonnieBoy | 05/19/05
Darn, I thought I told this DVR to skip commercials..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/19/05
Most important will be anything and everything to keep you locked-in  DonnieBoy | 05/19/05
If I had a dime for every ZDNet Alert with Microsoft in the title  Deep Spaceus | 05/19/05
Yes, but this is the battle that is so exciting.  DonnieBoy | 05/19/05
If had a penny for every Zombie PC Powered by Windows..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/19/05
RE: If I had a dime for every ZDNet Alert with Microsoft in the title  nightshade0143 | 05/19/05
"Is ZDNet owned by Microsoft?"  MepisLINUXuser | 05/19/05
Does ZDNet delete for the word fart? (nt)  MepisLINUXuser | 05/19/05
New Office  toddmartin@... | 05/19/05
If you knew what you were doing  thirstydog@... | 05/19/05
And if you're so smart  evertd@... | 05/19/05
No it wouldn't have  Linux User 147560 | 05/19/05
RE: No it wouldn't have  nightshade0143 | 05/19/05
Why don,t you help  wexwimpy@... | 05/20/05
Two words: mail merge (NT)  mlynch1234 | 05/20/05
Envelope Address List  jmchugh@... | 05/20/05
Microsoft offers peek at next Office suite  algeee | 05/20/05
Wonder if it will eventually beat the competition?  B.O.F.H. | 05/19/05
Answer  drevman | 05/19/05
And people wonder why their jobs are going over seas  thirstydog@... | 05/19/05
No - M$ Enabled Our Job's Exit  nottheusual1 | 05/19/05
But that would be difficult  nucrash | 05/19/05
Will Word numbering be fixed? I doubt it!!  joelance@... | 05/19/05
How about outlining?!  rluce | 05/19/05
Peek at a new addiction or at a new jail ?  Michel Hugot | 05/19/05
Where is Mike Cox?  nucrash | 05/19/05
Not much to fix in Office??  meslerj | 05/19/05
Stable Product - Stable Formatting??  soismeme@... | 05/19/05
On the matter of formatting . . .  aleximor@... | 05/20/05
You don't get it: MS wants you to buy Publisher (NT)  mlynch1234 | 05/20/05
Buy MS Publisher?  soismeme@... | 05/20/05
Why  wmrich | 05/19/05
Microsoft needs a "Coke Classic"  mikecr | 05/19/05
They do, it's MS Works.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/19/05
How do you know if M$ will deliver?  Roger Ramjet | 05/19/05
Re: How do you know if M$ will deliver?  timpin1@... | 05/20/05
Microsoft Word  susancragin@... | 05/19/05
When will MS Office support open formats  TiredGuy | 05/19/05
WHat's in it for MS?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/19/05
Nothing, that's the problem.  TiredGuy | 05/19/05
Simply not true.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/19/05
Yes, but  TiredGuy | 05/19/05
mmm... RTF!!!  nucrash | 05/19/05
We are talking about making it save to a standard format by default  DonnieBoy | 05/19/05
Uhhhh, how about happier customers? (NT)  Spoon Jabber | 05/19/05
Most MS customer's do not care...  balsover | 05/19/05
Most?  Spoon Jabber | 05/19/05
There is NO reason to keep changing the format of  Laff | 05/19/05
thts not rite...  psychodave | 05/19/05
Shouldn't you at least try it?  Spoon Jabber | 05/19/05
Agreed - No Problems with W97 vs W2002  TeWaitere_z | 05/19/05
TeWaitere, are you talking OS, or Office suite?  Spoon Jabber | 05/19/05
So they don't like having options, they like high prices???  DonnieBoy | 05/19/05
Since Since when has Micro$oft cared about customers?  High Sierra | 05/20/05
But, this would greatly benifit customers.  DonnieBoy | 05/19/05
For what do you need a spell checker?.  High Sierra | 05/20/05
A bad k;eyboard is one reason (NT)  Update victim | 11/17/05
arthritis is another. (NT)  Update victim | 11/17/05
Already?  Sheeva | 05/19/05
You missed one reason to upgrade ...  ac2_z | 05/19/05
Will it be 64 bit Application?  muhammadkm | 05/19/05
32 bit & 64 Bit Versions  Jake M.D. | 05/19/05
If it comes in 64 bit,then I would expect a working speech recognition  muhammadkm | 05/19/05
Open Office (learn linux) free your self from the chains  BuckRogers_z | 05/19/05
Spelling and Grammar  jmchugh@... | 05/20/05
And I was just getting over my sinus infection!  drevman | 05/19/05
Bring back the C64  webnovice | 05/19/05
RE:Bring back the C64  nightshade0143 | 05/19/05
RE: G.E.O.S.  Update victim | 11/17/05
copycats at M$  cor.van.delft@... | 05/19/05
Damn, I want one of whatever you're drinking ...  ac2_z | 05/19/05
Yeh ! bugfree as compared to M$ products.  cor.van.delft@... | 05/21/05
ray ozzie wrote lotus notes. now who's running microsoft live?  hipparchus2001 | 11/12/05
More Technological Landmarks from Redmond ....  michael_t | 05/19/05
Let there be choice  VytautasB@... | 05/19/05
True ! This is the 90/10 thing  cor.van.delft@... | 05/21/05
New Office suite  lent5@... | 05/20/05
Linux Developers  s_gamgee | 05/20/05
who cares.  High Sierra | 05/20/05
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still 254 columns and yet another interface tp learn  hcb_z | 09/13/05
New Excel  derfgnouy | 09/19/05
APL Spreadsheet  sdgilley | 09/20/05
googled for it, spread3u from apl2000.com  hipparchus2001 | 11/12/05
Hope they fixed the mail merge process  pat.kung@... | 10/04/05
New Office Suite  cpottenger | 10/27/05

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