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We are talking ofice suite for the masses here.
The ultimate upgrade is OpenOffice.
Posted by: DonnieBoy   Posted on: 07/06/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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No...  ObiWayneKenobi | 07/06/04
Office 2003 is actually much much better then anything else....  JoeMama_z | 07/06/04
It's the sticker shock  PA-ITGuy | 07/06/04
Re: Outlook 2003  JoeMama_z | 07/06/04
We are talking ofice suite for the masses here.  DonnieBoy | 07/06/04
really?  JoeMama_z | 07/06/04
Yeah, Outlook 2003 is decent but...  BitTwiddler | 07/07/04
Maybe that because..  Jeff Spicoli | 07/06/04
read first Jack@$$  JoeMama_z | 07/06/04
I thought he was right on, we are talking basic office suite.  DonnieBoy | 07/06/04
I read it all, buddy boy  Jeff Spicoli | 07/06/04
Where did you get that i was dumbfounded?  JoeMama_z | 07/06/04
Real interesting thread.  ScarryJerry | 07/07/04
The problem for MS: Office Suites are now a comodity.  DonnieBoy | 07/07/04
Yes, but what do the masses need?? Do they need all that??  DonnieBoy | 07/06/04
Masses...  JoeMama_z | 07/06/04
Curious  IT_User | 07/07/04
Just make sure you don't use anything past Office2000  DonnieBoy | 07/07/04
Yes they need it, but it's not being delivered.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
Yes, pay $395 for an Office Suite, get free add-ons worth $10.  DonnieBoy | 07/07/04
All chrome, no chassis  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/07/04
but it just means MORE lock-in...  ryusen | 07/07/04
I disagree..IF MS simplified it's product line and allowed the consumer to  Laff | 07/07/04
YES  issthatso | 07/07/04
More in Office 2003  mabricen | 07/07/04
How about "Works with all the latest worms and viruses!" ??  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/06/04
More like...The latest worms and viri work exclusively with MS!  Laff | 07/07/04
Let's face it MS wants to be the "only" player!  ajv123 | 07/07/04
MS  michael-t | 07/06/04
Lest we forget.  ajv123 | 07/07/04
Actually he  michael-t | 07/06/04
How about...  Hard Cider | 07/06/04
A better sales pitch??? Does he think customers are STUPID???  DonnieBoy | 07/06/04
Les' sell 'im the same 'ol swashbucklin' junk!!  Jeff Spicoli | 07/06/04
Yes, and further more  zijiang | 07/06/04
He has plenty of evidence  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/07/04
MS needs a new song  Franklin_z | 07/06/04
The problem is not the perception ... its the product  George Mitchell | 07/06/04
But, they have to  Spoon Jabber | 07/07/04
Are you sure you typed the right name in there?  tic swayback | 07/07/04
Go to the source  Spoon Jabber | 07/07/04
Flip Flopper in Chief  tic swayback | 07/07/04
Attacking the messenger  tic swayback | 07/07/04
OK, let's simplify  Spoon Jabber | 07/07/04
Ridiculous  Jeff Spicoli | 07/07/04
RE: Spicoli  Spoon Jabber | 07/07/04
Right wing media bias  tic swayback | 07/07/04
Ridiculous Redux  tic swayback | 07/07/04
RE: Right Wing (Tic)  Spoon Jabber | 07/07/04
in that case...  ryusen | 07/07/04
RE: Rediculous (Tic)  Spoon Jabber | 07/07/04
emi-OT: Funny thing about the media...  ryusen | 07/07/04
Are you SERIOUS???  IT_User | 07/07/04
Anything in particular...  Spoon Jabber | 07/07/04
something in particular  tic swayback | 07/07/04
RE: Tic  Spoon Jabber | 07/07/04
Tic, are you "progressive"?  Spoon Jabber | 07/07/04
Jabber, are you reactionary?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/07/04
Tic, I asked you first : )  Spoon Jabber | 07/08/04
Most of our founding farther's were Free Mason's  Laff | 07/08/04
Very good, Laff  Spoon Jabber | 07/08/04
For me it's simple...You have every right to believe as you will  Laff | 07/08/04
As do you Laff  Spoon Jabber | 07/08/04
Or how about these, Laff?  Spoon Jabber | 07/08/04
I think ground to it's finest level...My point is this  Laff | 07/08/04
Re As do yo Laff...If only I could believe that every conservative  Laff | 07/08/04
re: yoru tidbit...  ryusen | 07/07/04
Because  Spoon Jabber | 07/07/04
i don't fault your logic...  ryusen | 07/07/04
You are Wasting Your Time  bc_bc | 07/07/04
My views on life.....  Laff | 07/08/04
You have some good points Laff  Spoon Jabber | 07/08/04
I don't know if you read my post at the bottom of this thread but  Laff | 07/08/04
re: wasting time and liberals...  ryusen | 07/08/04
re: for the rest of you  ryusen | 07/08/04
Re ZZ  Laff | 07/08/04
Just to be clear to ZZ and Spoon..I do NOT hate Christians or Muslims  Laff | 07/08/04
Never thought you did  Spoon Jabber | 07/08/04
re: Laff and Spoon  ryusen | 07/08/04
This is so funny  Rick_K | 07/06/04
This seems to be a hard sell  jdunn_z | 07/06/04
Once again, this shows MS's true...  bjbrock | 07/06/04
Microsoft's $56 billion is the stockholders' money?  PCcritic | 07/07/04
Yes, that's the way corporations work  IT_User | 07/07/04
RE:Yes, that's the way corporations work  nite_w0lf | 07/07/04
I started to go down that pth  IT_User | 07/07/04
He was correct the first time.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
It would go something like this:  BitTwiddler | 07/07/04
It's no longer about...  DB_z | 07/07/04
The problem for MS is that their past efforts paid off so well that  Laff | 07/07/04
A new mouse trap requires vison.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
Good point  DB_z | 07/08/04
Check out the free software sales pitch!  George Mitchell | 07/07/04
It's all about real value in the product.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
What exactly do you find missing in hardware innovation?  Michael Kelly | 07/07/04
Nothing innovative or world changing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
Why does voice recognition have to be "all or nothing"?  Michael Kelly | 07/07/04
Win XP indeed does have it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
Wow, Axey, I'm impressed ...  Judas I. | 07/07/04
We're at a plateau  IT_User | 07/07/04
Yes and no...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
NOT AGAIN!!! I'm agreeing with NO AX again!  Laff | 07/07/04
wink  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
Microsoft has strangled innovation.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/07/04
Simply not true.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
Ax---you frighten me, I agree. Is the world ending?  drichards1953 | 07/08/04
Msoft/Ballmer/Gates don't understand Diminishing Returns  mgardner | 07/07/04
No, but they do understand  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/07/04
Nail on the head! But you forgot one.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
Well, then, they don't have a solution!  mgardner | 07/08/04
But they do understand zero sum games...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/07/04
Have to disagree on that.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/07/04
M$ lost---yep!  drichards1953 | 07/08/04
Older versions of Office are often good enough  rbethell | 07/07/04
Office 97  Pinkerton | 07/07/04
depluy your talents MS  pj-xmesh | 07/07/04
From reading the posts here I get the following impression:  B.O.F.H. | 07/07/04
Outsourcing plays big in degree of enthusiasm  ajv123 | 07/07/04
WRONG, Ballmer. YOU NEED QUALITY  martyj | 07/07/04
"Good Enough"  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/07/04
So whatever happened to OpenDoc?  bill@... | 07/07/04
hey Steve...  ryusen | 07/07/04
Does this mean...  bill@... | 07/07/04
Who'd have thought that an OS Service Pack...  bill@... | 07/07/04
MS needs a hair transplant  bybelknap | 07/07/04
What Microsoft really needs...  Motu | 07/07/04
Slogan: "Pay Up -- Or Else!"  ab8kf@... | 07/07/04
Awaiting the short, sharp shock...  boomslang_z | 07/07/04
Wrong.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/07/04
MS needs Lower Prices...not new sales pitch  miwin1000@... | 07/08/04
Wow! Spoon Jabber and bc_bc really kicked it into gear.  Laff | 07/08/04
Well, it's actually...  Spoon Jabber | 07/08/04
Sorry..old age setting in:)  Laff | 07/08/04
I miss Novell 4.x  drichards1953 | 07/08/04
Flaws in Explorer  coltkid | 07/08/04
What this really means!  NT Admin | 07/08/04

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