Microsoft Office 2007 Editorial

Office 2007 is completely different from what came before, at least as far as a user interface. It’s so different, in fact, that it’s bound to create a hitch in your workflow. Those of you who use the software on a daily working basis will probably feel very “out of touch” with the changes. Many will immediately look to turn it back to the old Office 2003 (and previous) interface - the one that’s been a comfortable, steadfast workhorse since MS Word v5.0.

Now, I’m a realist - a UI change is unlikely to break the entire Office franchise in any great regard, and I don’t believe it’s all doom and gloom. But Microsoft has been really starting to solicit consumer opinion lately, as evidenced by the copious betas. For the first time in recent memory, someone is actually listening to the people using the software…

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