Yet another suite from Microsoft???

[Neo]

Do we really need MS to do all our thinking for us? MS has come out with yet another suite that they tell us we need to survive.
I dont know about you but im tired of Uncle bill telling me what i need to get or stay organized and computer savvy.
Heres what he says we need this time.

New! Microsoft Office Personal Portfolio 2002 helps any Office project look amazing with more than 600 new high-quality templates for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Office Personal Portfolio can help organize home life, career, community and schoolwork.

New! Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Standard 2002 is a dependable reference tool and research aid that offers families more than 38,000 comprehensive articles, more than 26,000 editorially screened Web links and multimedia content that brings information to life. Live radio, weather and MSNBC* news reports deliver up-to-date information from around the world. Encarta Updates also keep information current by providing users with updated content when they log on to the Internet.

New! Microsoft Money 2002 Standard helps families manage their personal finances, including balancing a checkbook, budgeting, reducing debt, planning for the future, and managing investments and taxes.

New! Microsoft Picture It! Photo 2002 helps families make good photos great by fixing common photo problems such as red eye, scratches and discoloration. With 20,000 framing combinations and 1,600 photos and photo-project templates, families can easily liven up projects for work, school or a club and create fun photo projects such as photo calendars, cards and albums.

Do you think bill is right? Or is this just another ploy for us to line bills pockets?
Sound off!!!

 

[fury]

Everything bill does is a ploy to line our pockets. Sadly, there are people and corporations dumb enough to do it when there are free or much cheaper office suites out there that do all you really need.

 

[HomeLAN]

As far as the corporations go, most of them have a need to do it, although the reasoning is a little stupid. It goes like this; Corporation buys 500 machines from Dell preloaded with Office, etc. (newest versions). Corporation has a need to share files with older machines in network, clients, suppliers, etc. Version differences are a major pain in the ass. Corporation upgrades office suite across the board either to simplify network sharing, or to simplify IT training, or to mollify clients who have already upgraded. Bill just gets richer.

As to why individuals do it, God only knows, unless they're bringing files home from work to play with at home.

 

[fury]

Solution to all the Dells coming preinstalled with Office XP: Build your own computers