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Old 09-18-2009, 03:00 PM
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Default Microsoft Scales Back Choices for Office 2008

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2...tm_campaign=rss

"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?"

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. 

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Old 09-18-2009, 03:35 PM
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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.
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