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Aren't upgrades fun?

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hinarei
, 5 Feb 2010 at 9:40 am (193 Views)
We pay through the nose for Microsoft Licensing (Volume License Keys, Server CALs, Key Management Servers in 2008...) and they muck about with their methods and the bloody software so consistently that it's almost guaranteed that people will always hate their new software, rather than look forward to it.

We've just got Office 2010 at work and our little test group (IT team, usually, because we've got time to fart about with this sort of thing... ) is hating all the changes Microsoft have made. We should have expected this and been prepped for it/resigned to it (some of these people are experienced support personnel) but it still engenders hatred.

The following very timely Sequential Art sums up the general feeling.

http://www.collectedcurios.com/SA_0605_small.jpg

Me, I've resisted it and have held on to the Office software I've still not gotten used to, Office 2007. After all, I countered, someone calls with a 2007 issue and none of us have it installed, how will we be able to replicate the behaviour?
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  1. <span style='color: #9ACD32'><span class='glow_FFFF00'>™</span></span>'s Avatar
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    The Solution is simple, Open Office . From stuff I've seen, its even more compatible that microsofts own with previous/recent versions, plus, its free.

    I don't get why companies go for microsoft stuff, I mean, I can assure you the people at your work don't use more than 30% of the features offered in the microsoft suite, they could very well use OO
  2. hinarei's Avatar
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    I know that. People really don't use the software to its fullest. That said, there's a lot of stuff in the Office suite that isn't all that useful...

    The business has always been Microsoft and Office-centric since well before I joined. From a support point of view they think it's a much better deal, because they can call out (we're obviously all dreadful ) if they have problems.

    I'd be perfectly happy for us to go the OO route. Like you say, it's often a better bet because of backward compatibility. Microsoft often try too hard. Why change formats and make it so people have to upgrade? That's not a service, it's just a way to make money.
  3. <span style='color: #FFA500'>Betong Åsna</span>'s Avatar
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    How good is OO when it comes to Asian support? That's why I still use MS Word.
  4. hinarei's Avatar
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    fortunately, that's not a current requirement of ours. I suppose Cyrillic is the most complex we work in