Aug
25
Amazon.com Review
Microsoft Office XP’s empowering document design tools, integration of voice recognition functionality, and impressive network- and Web-based sourcing capabilities should be enough to convince those interested in saving time and consolidating effort to take the leap. In keeping with Microsoft’s much-ballyhooed .NET strategy, Office XP introduces several features that utilize the vast infosphere inhabited by the 21st-century desk jockey. Smart tags beckon underneath r… More >>
The Applications in Office XP have some great new upgrades, but what really won it over for me were the new menus and the lack of the Office Asstant. YAY NO MORE PAPER CLIP
Rating: 5 / 5
Do not be discouraged by the other fools’ reviews. XP does use product activation, but you do not have to worry about Bill Gates dropping down your chimney and invading your privacy. It is only a precaution to cut down on piracy (although there are still numerous ways around it).
I am currently running Windows XP Professional, and love it. It is true that Office XP is not that much different than 2000, or 97 for that matter, but I would recommend it to somebody who doesn’t have Office at all.
As for those people who think that Microsoft is an oppressive monopoly, why not use something else? I also run RedHat Linux and BeOS, they are both extremely capable operating systems. RedHat is packaged with StarOffice which is a very robust office suite. The reason why you don’t choose non-Microsoft products is because, bottom line, they make the best software. Nothing comes close to the compatibility and functionality of the new Microsoft products. XP is just the beginning of more great products from Microsoft.
Rating: 5 / 5
Man, did I waste my money! I used Office97 before, and have switched back to it. Office continues it’s steady march toward doing this FOR you, instead of offering useful tools. There is nothing useful in this package that O97 doesn’t have, but it DOES have stuff like Activation, lousy table support, crazy ‘automatic’ font size changing (I set it to 11pt, and it changed to 10pt).
Pass on this one unless you, like me, have money to burn!
Rating: 1 / 5
This software is incredibly over priced for ANY level of usibilty. There is No reason for you to pay this much for anything Microsft unless it will run a server, give you lifetime on site support, and make you coffee. Consider something less costly with the same useability like StarOffice or gobeProductive.
Rating: 1 / 5
This is an extremely disappointing product. When I bought a new computer with Windows XP loaded, I was forced to upgrade my previous version of Office to restore all of the functionality. They have added so many ‘features’ that many things that used to be simple are nearly impossible. It is also extremely intrusive (guessing what you’re trying to do), often wrong, and very hard to dissuade. Something as simple as a numbered list with sub-bullets in Word is an exercise in frustration. Creating web pages with Word that used to take me 15 minutes or so are now multi-hour curse-a-thons.
Unless your hand is forced, you’ll be much happier with the earlier versions of MS Office.
Rating: 1 / 5