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Jeff Campbell
09-18-2009, 03:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/09/microsoft-slims-down-mac-office-choices-with-business-edition.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss' target='_blank'>http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2...tm_campaign=rss</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Microsoft has decided to give its Office 2008 selection a makeover by ditching two of its three choices and replacing them with a Business Edition. Now, it's easier to decide what version you need: are you a home or student user, or are you a business user?"</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1253215926.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Didn't they do something similar with the new version of Windows? I think the more they can scale back the better, too many choices leads to confusion, at least it did for me when I was trying to figure out what version of Windows I needed, back in the day when I had to choose.&nbsp;</p>

Vincent Ferrari
09-18-2009, 03:35 PM
Of course, the right thing to do would be to have one version, not charge $400 - $500 for it, and let everyone have all the features.

I know.

God forbid, Microsoft.