Five Reasons NOT To Buy MS Office This Holiday Season Discussion

By Jay Garmon

If you're buying a PC this holiday season, virtually every vendor will try to up-sell you a license for some version of Microsoft Office 2007. Not only should you not buy MS Office 2007, you shouldn't pay for any office productivity suite this year. Here are five reasons why.

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[zerosource]

nice review! this will help many peeps who never knew about those software available.

thanks.

[Changturkey]

I'm pretty sure at some point in the the Future O.o will be changing it's interface; I really hope they keep the option of the "Classic" interface be used now.

[Jayayess1190]

I'm pretty sure at some point in the the Future O.o will be changing it's interface; I really hope they keep the option of the "Classic" interface be used now.

OO is working on a new interface now.

[Serg]

I like this article. Gave me a good laugh.
I agree with all of it. Paying 300 or so (what manufacturers ask for Office) is NOT worth it at all, considering you can always get these for free on some manner.

[Sphinx]

office 2003 still going strong!

[Han Bao Quan]

office 2003 still going strong!

Get out of your cave

[Sphinx]

Get out of your cave

Lol the economy has limited what I can and cant buy my freind.

[Commander Wolf]

office 2003 still going strong!

Office 97 still going strong

It works with 7 too

[Red_Dragon]

Its funny to think i only bought the student discounted version back in August. Oh well, i didnt pay that much anyway.

Does the BETA give you full functionality?