John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:08:11 +0100, Hadron
> <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>>>
>>> I think the days of high priced office solutions from Microsoft are
>>> numbered. There are now other viable options...even Abiword
>>> if you just need some word processing !
>>
>>But like most "advocates" in COLA you have no idea about HOW Office is
>>used.
> Yes I do. Its used to create documents. I assume you want it to vacuum
> your rugs and give your a dog a bath too !
So you don't know. Good.
>
>>You don't understand how people have developed scripting and
>>ActiveX/COM interfaces to the office suite to do things
>>automagically.
> Yes I do. And I don't need those functions. I'll pocket the 339.00
> per work station and go on a world cruise and you can stay home
> re-train your staff to user Office 2007.
You are not big business.
>
>>It's like when people say Evolution does the same as
>>Outlook. Wel yes if you ONLY look at the creation and management of
>>basic email accounts. Certainly not when you look at the vbscripting and
>>workflow management possibilities.
> Most offices only need basic email functions.
You have no idea.
>
> And there are problems with Outlook. Have you ever tried installing
> Outlook ? Where are the global functions for turning off reading panes
> and grouped line displays ? Why can't I just right click in the
> message display and change the font ? Why do I have to page through a
> useless wizard just to write a simple rule ? ...and on and on.......
What do you replace this stuff with?
>
> Microsoft is famous for making things utterly confusing by trying to
> simplify things. And they are also famous for giving you a miilion
> options you don't need and never providing the few basic options you
> really do need.
That YOU do not need.
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