Re: MS Office 2004 VERDICT?
From: Dayo Mitchell (dayomitchell_1997_at_NOhotmailSPAM.com.invalid)
Date: 08/16/04
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:00:09 -0400
On 8/15/04 7:48 PM, "Jefferis NoSpamme" wrote:
> 2. Does the Pro version include the new Virtual PC 7? Or give a free upgrade
> to that when it comes out?
Not in 2004 yet, re your main point, but I believe that if you buy Pro now,
they just don't send it to you until VPC is ready to go with it. I think
there are people out there who have been waiting for their free upgrade
since 2004 first came out, at least no one has reported differently. (For
all we know, Pro and the first update will come out together)
So while you put off making your decision until Pro is ready, you can
entertain yourself by browsing the five Mac.office newsgroups and seeing
what people think of 2004. Depending on what functions you need and use, it
may or may not be worth your money. I just noticed a good pro/con post on
the entourage group under subject "Re: Successes with Entourage 2004 with
older G4's". You could use Google groups to search on terms that are key to
the way you use Office to see if there are reported problems.
But note that Beth is right--never assume that installing a new version will
fix crashing problems, unless there is a KB article out there promising it,
and you know exactly what is causing your problem. There is a free test
drive, however, from mactopia.com, so you can try before you buy. Adding a
second version of Office to your currently unstable situation, however,
might not be a good idea.
On the speed issue by the way, the thread on this ng, subject "Word 2004
painfully slow on G5" has three people reporting slowness and three people
saying they find it fast. Nobody who claimed slowness (including tuqqer)
has reported back that they tried the suggested fixes without seeing a
change, so who knows?
DM
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