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Microsoft readies Office overhaul | |
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| Time: 00:05 EST/05:05 GMT | News Source: CNET | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Microsoft this week plans to deliver the first test release of a new version of its Office software intended to rejuvenate sales and stave off competitors. The new version of Microsoft's cash cow--code-named Office 11--comes as sales of the desktop software have begun to plateau, said analysts. While Office still controls more than 90 percent of the desktop office market, customers say they see fewer new features that would compel them to upgrade to the latest versions. Although a new licensing plan will help keep customers in the Microsoft fold, any slump in sales could make a big impact on the software maker's balance sheet. Office contributes nearly one-third of Microsoft's overall revenue. | ||
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| #1 By 61 (65.32.170.1) at 10/22/2002 4:09:50 PM |
| Everyone is always merely concerned with the interface, what's new in the UI of Office 11, what's new in the UI of Longhorn... there is so much more than the appearances of these applications. |
| #2 By 1896 (66.20.200.6) at 10/22/2002 4:57:48 PM |
| True but consider also that Outlook interface is the same since what, 97? It was time for a refresh. While I agree that the extensive use of XML is more important than a nice UI, consider that OK is a kind of program where the UI is very important indeed. The next big change in Office will be when Office 12 should adopt the same file system people are speculating will be in Longhorn but this is well ahead. |
| #3 By 61 (65.32.170.1) at 10/22/2002 6:36:31 PM |
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No, YOU are wrong. This is coming from a person who is a bit of a UI hobbiest.
Yes, the UI is important, very important, but added up against what is internal, it is the least important. If the interface did not change a single bit except to add the extra features that will be built into the product, however, there were many features added, many new things that you can do, I guarentee that you are the same exact type of person who would say that there is nothing different. Just like I'm sure you are the same exact type of person who says that there is no difference between Win95 and Win98 other than IE, or any version of the Win9x core for that matter, as there wasn't very much change to the UI, however, there were actually MANY enhancements made to the core with each new release. People, such as yourself, think that a product is exactly the same unless there is a radical change in the UI, which is in itself, a bad concept to do from a UI standpoint. You shouldn't go changing the UI dramatically every time you release a new version, as people are used to the old version, they know how the old version works, that's why you do gradual enhancements to it, and eventually a major overhaul every few years, but even with that major overhaul, it is still good practice to keep a lot of the same things. |
| #4 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/22/2002 9:46:44 PM |
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"I think Microsoft has winner with Outlook 11 most of all!"
What? You've never even seen it. There are no screenshots. There is very little info available about it. In my estimation it is extremely naive to make such a positive judgement about a product about which you have no knowledge. |
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