MS Office 12/2006 gets radically new interface

[MarkG]

what do you want to switch off today?

[Here Kitty]

(reaching for ctl-alt-del) "I wouldn't do that, Dave."

[Sir Og]

Originally posted by Oncle Boris
Any word about Excel? there hasn't been a significant upgrade since 2000. Perhaps they'll eventually get rid of the 256 rows limit?

The interface change will have no effect for me because i only use shrtkeys anyway but this is the only Office improvement that I really need. It would be really nice if we could make 1024x16384 sheets or 128x131072.

[Verto]

Originally posted by MarkG
useless stuff to drain my computer resources and make me buy a new graphics card

You can afford it, just boost PLUS revenue. Maybe follow in Microsoft's proven footsteps and release seven different PLUS subscription options, from StarterPLUS (.99$ a month, a limit of three posts a month, no avatar, sig or PM access) to Ultimate PLUS.

[MarkG]

or i can charge for stuff that i should normally give for free like what i read M$ will be doing with spyware protection....

[MarkG]

aaaah i guess they thought things a bit more....

"Just as spyware is something that we have to nip down today, we have decided that all licensed Windows users should have that protection at no charge," Gates said.

but i WAS reading on paying services being included in vista....

[Asher]

Originally posted by Verto
You can afford it, just boost PLUS revenue. Maybe follow in Microsoft's proven footsteps and release seven different PLUS subscription options, from StarterPLUS (.99$ a month, a limit of three posts a month, no avatar, sig or PM access) to Ultimate PLUS.

Why is it bad that consumers get choice on what they want with Windows?

There's basically 7 versions now too:

Windows XP Home
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional Corporate Edition
Windows XP Media Center Edition
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Windows XP Home N (Europe only)
Windows XP Professional N (Europe only)

Why should there be a one-size-fits-all OS? Why should corporate users have to get the Windows with Tablet PC software or Media Center software? Why would gamers want extensive Active Directory support in their OS?

[Asher]

Originally posted by MarkG
or i can charge for stuff that i should normally give for free like what i read M$ will be doing with spyware protection....

The irony is, of course, MS has said spyware protection will remain free...yet you still spell it "M$" like a 1337 AOL h4x0r.

[MarkG]

i just said that 2 posts ago