Chris Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 2007 Office system released to manufacturers; the company looks ahead to worldwide business availability.REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 6, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the completion of the 2007 Microsoft® Office system code and confirmed its release to manufacturing (RTM). This gold code milestone concludes the largest Microsoft Office beta program to date, with more than 3.5 million people downloading Beta 2. The unprecedented quantity of feedback from beta testers and customers helped the Office development team effectively validate product quality and optimize performance. Microsoft Office RTM also marks a critical step toward worldwide business availability of the 2007 Office system, Windows Vista™ operating system and Exchange Server 2007 on Nov. 30, 2006. To underscore the significance of this new day for business, Microsoft executives will participate in events around the globe, including an event with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in New York. General availability of the products will follow in early 2007.More | Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 I have the beta version of Office 2007 installed on my laptop... once you get used to the new ribbon (which doesn't take that much getting used to) it is sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 I have refrained from installing the 2007 beta, mainly because I am not planning to upgrade my 2003 version on this computer.But I have been reading about the product in the Outlook newsgroup, and I have seen that "ribbon" thingy mentioned several times. But I have not the slightest notion what that "ribbon" could be.Could you give me/us some idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 No way would I consider replacing Office 2000. It does everything that I need it to do. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 I use only a tiny fraction of the capabilities of my current Office installation (XP?) and would be very difficult to persuade to upgrade.In any case, with the extortionate prices that MS charge for Office and the fact that you can get perfectly satisfactory office suites for no outlay of money, I am quite convinced that Office 2007 is not for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 In Office 2000, I use Word, Publisher, Outlook and Power point. What can an upgrade at high cost offer me?I also make extensive use of the clipart gallery when using Power point and Publisher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 See here for a bit more about the ribbon and some screenshots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Looks interesting, but hardly worth all that money to upgrade if you already have a previous program that does everything that you want, and that you have got used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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