I have been using Vista ever since they rolled out the beta version. Same holds good with Office 2007. I used to get excited to try out new technology and gadgets. But when I ordered my latest laptop, I realized that I cared a damn about the OS on it. My analysis shows me that the browser and Outlook are the platforms for my computer usage, more than 90% of the time. And I would guess that an average consumer does not even need Outlook. I recently tried Google Docs, and it impressed me. It has the bare essentials at this point in time, but I am sure it will get the bells and whistles in due time. More than anything, I like the fact that I do not need to get a new license every time I buy a new computer. I would rather pay 50 bucks a year, and be able to use the applications through all of my machines - even through my Mac!
With the OS and Office licenses contributing to a major portion of MSFT's revenue, I wonder where MS is headed...
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I've been off MS Office on my home computer since 2006(use Open Office). I've been using Google docs and spreadsheets for the past few months and don't really see any reason to continue using an offline word processor any more. Spreadsheets is still a bit of a question mark, it is fine for most purposes, but I consider myself a fairly advanced user of Excel (and Calc) and miss the power of pivot tables and other advanced features. Still, it'll only improve over time and I definitely foresee a future where MS Office is no longer needed.
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