atw: Office 2013 overview
- From: Stuart Burnfield <slb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Austechwriter <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, WAustechwriters <WAustechwriters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:55:41 +0800 (WST)
A report on the Office 2013 public preview by Woody's Office Watch.
Full review:
http://office-watch.com/t/n.aspx?a=1733
What’s new?
Frankly – there’s not a lot. Sure there are some new features but, after
looking at Office 2013 for some time, nothing that leaps out as being ‘gee
whiz’ let alone ‘must have’.
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Office 2013 has more to do with advancing Microsoft’s corporate aims than
providing benefits for customers now. Many of the ‘new’ features are simply
integration of existing Microsoft products like Skydrive and Skype. That’s good
but not enough to justify paying for Office 2013.
The hyped major changes are in the way Office 2013 will be sold - with a
concerted effort towards buying Office on a subscription basis – something that
Microsoft has desperately wanted for over a decade.
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The interface changes range from the petty (the Office 2013 ‘look’) to screen
gobbling menus which may make sense on a touch screen but are a nuisance for
most of us. The new ‘flat’ look for tabs and ribbons makes it harder to
visually separate items. The whole look seems more like change for the sake of
it rather than an improvement to benefit users.
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