Comments on: MS-OOXML Upgrade Treadmill http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/ooxml-upgrade-treadmill/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/ooxml-upgrade-treadmill/comment-page-1/#comment-62267 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:27:56 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9153#comment-62267 Open Office != Office Open. Microsoft <a href="http://boycottnovell.com/2008/02/27/ooxml-gives-openoffice-bad-name/" rel="nofollow">did this intentionally</a>. Open Office != Office Open.

Microsoft did this intentionally.

]]> By: Balrog http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/ooxml-upgrade-treadmill/comment-page-1/#comment-62266 Balrog Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:21:32 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9153#comment-62266 Switch to OpenOffice, I meant. Sorry .... Switch to OpenOffice, I meant. Sorry ….

]]> By: Balrog http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/ooxml-upgrade-treadmill/comment-page-1/#comment-62244 Balrog Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:26:12 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9153#comment-62244 Office 2008 for Mac is probably one of the better upgrades. Even though it is bloated, MS did not put the ribbon in the Mac version (probably because Mac users would not like it), and therefore is quite different from Office 2007. A main concern for users of Office is that 2008 for Mac drops VBA support, in favor of AppleScript. Even so, 2008 is just an incremental upgrade to 2004, and forcing and upgrade isn't very good, IMHO. This will just get more people to switch to OOXML, as well as iWork. Office 2008 for Mac is probably one of the better upgrades. Even though it is bloated, MS did not put the ribbon in the Mac version (probably because Mac users would not like it), and therefore is quite different from Office 2007. A main concern for users of Office is that 2008 for Mac drops VBA support, in favor of AppleScript.

Even so, 2008 is just an incremental upgrade to 2004, and forcing and upgrade isn’t very good, IMHO. This will just get more people to switch to OOXML, as well as iWork.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/ooxml-upgrade-treadmill/comment-page-1/#comment-62238 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:19:35 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9153#comment-62238 Your argument is a straw man. The point made is that upgrades are often forced and are not free. Your argument is a straw man.

The point made is that upgrades are often forced and are not free.

]]> By: whatever http://techrights.org/2009/04/22/ooxml-upgrade-treadmill/comment-page-1/#comment-62237 whatever Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:12:31 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9153#comment-62237 Let's see if you post this, since it won't agree with your agenda: Office 2004 for Mac was released 6 years ago. Six. It was released for PowerPCs and never ran well on Intel systems (which is what Apple started selling 3 and a half years ago). Office 2008 came out last year, actually runs on new machines well, and is more compatible with cross-platform formats. Criticize MS for a myriad of things, but ending support on a six year old piece of software that runs poorly on every Mac sold in the last three and a half years and that has a viable sucessor out and in the market for more than 12 months is just stupid. Most Mac-based businesses upgraded to Office 2008 already and only have 2004 for ancient G3-era machines. Let’s see if you post this, since it won’t agree with your agenda:

Office 2004 for Mac was released 6 years ago. Six. It was released for PowerPCs and never ran well on Intel systems (which is what Apple started selling 3 and a half years ago). Office 2008 came out last year, actually runs on new machines well, and is more compatible with cross-platform formats.

Criticize MS for a myriad of things, but ending support on a six year old piece of software that runs poorly on every Mac sold in the last three and a half years and that has a viable sucessor out and in the market for more than 12 months is just stupid.

Most Mac-based businesses upgraded to Office 2008 already and only have 2004 for ancient G3-era machines.

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