Maybe it is better.............. but is it too different?

Microsoft has begun the spin for the up-and-coming Office 2007. Part of that spin includes a wonderful web-based test drive of their new user interface. Oh......... don't bother trying out this test if you use Firefox......... or anything else besides IE. Oh - and you'll need to install a Citrix plugin. Oh - then you'll need to register with Windows Live ID.......... It's a pretty slick demo once you jump through all the hoops. You may actually want to give this demo a try. Why? Because word has it Microsoft has thrown convention (and backwards compatibility) to the wind and made Office 2007 so different, that all the conditioned Office users will be a bit or even a lot confused on how to do all the things they've grown accustomed to doing. It's a crap shoot. Either people are going to love the changes or they're going to despise them. Oh............ and they just announced it's been delayed - again.

Enter Open Office. The open source, free, friendly productivity suite that you get to download in its entirety............ try it out............ and if you like it.......... keep it! For free. Why bother with an online demo when you can just get a whole new productivity suite - right now? This could be an easier upgrade than the one to Office 2007. Wouldn't that be funny?