Having sold you Office 2003, Microsoft now wants to " to fight that perception that old versions of software are good enough ". So says Microsoft's Chris Capossela.
The fact is that for most people Office 2003 is plenty good enough. In fact it's so good I've started to use Open Office. Open Office does not do all the things that Office 2003 does but it still does all the things I need it to do.
Microsoft has a problem. It's products are now plenty good enough. Office, IE and Windows XP are all good enough for the average user - some security aspects aside.
So many companies, having sold you a product, want you to upgrade or replace the one they sold you with a newer, better model. The old one will probably go into a landfill, or China. They want your money. Will consumers ever get off the treadmill?
The fact is that for most people Office 2003 is plenty good enough. In fact it's so good I've started to use Open Office. Open Office does not do all the things that Office 2003 does but it still does all the things I need it to do.
Microsoft has a problem. It's products are now plenty good enough. Office, IE and Windows XP are all good enough for the average user - some security aspects aside.
So many companies, having sold you a product, want you to upgrade or replace the one they sold you with a newer, better model. The old one will probably go into a landfill, or China. They want your money. Will consumers ever get off the treadmill?
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