__/ [ Tom Shelton ] on Friday 09 June 2006 04:56 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> I happened to have come across the following.
>>
>> http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=40489
>>
>> Look at this proof that a transition from Microsoft word to KWord should
>> be painless. Moreover, try to compare the GUI in terms of the fine details
>> of the icons...
>
> Not even close... The new GUI on office 2007 makes pretty much all the
> others appear plain and boring.
>
> http://mtogden.com/~tom/images/office2007.PNG
>
> That's Beta2 running on my system.
Yes, I know, but all we see are shinier graphics, which take up resources.
The point I was trying to make was that Office 2000 users will perceive
KWord or OpenOffice positively, which will make Microsoft Office upgrades
less compelling. What's more, you must have come across the discussion about
need for (re-)training, due to the radical UI changes, which are said to add
nothing in terms of productivity (good productivity relies on keyboard
accelerators at best, not toolbars).
Best wishes,
Roy
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