Almost every PC here at school runs on Windows XP (SP 2) and is loaded with Microsoft Office 2003. In fact, we just got a new shipment of PCs in this past month and they all came pre-loaded with Office 2K3. However, with Office 2007 having recently been released, I thought I would install it on my computer to see how it fared and see if I wanted to install it lab-wide.
Well, I don’t.
I think I’m going to stick with what we’ve got for now.
It’s unreal the amount of resources the new version requires. I’ve had 2003 running from the moment it was released. I’ve never once had much of a problem out of any of the programs within the suite. At the most, the only problem I’d ever had was Outlook 2003 running a little behind if I had a lot going on. Otherwise, things went off without a hitch. This is not the case with Office 2007!
It takes well over a minute for Word or Excel to start up. Outlook 2007 is a horse of a different color. For a program with the purpose of increasing productivity, it prevents me from any increased productivity due to the amount of time I spend waiting for it to start-up, open the compose message window, or to shut down.
My friend Chris hasn’t had a lot of positive experience with this latest version either.
Why, MS, why?
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