MS to limit where Office 11 can go
OK, I can see limiting backward compatibility, however it's a bit odd that this would *only* work on Win2K SP3 and WinXP as those are the ones using the spiffy new EULA permitting more information about a system to be captured by MS.
OK, I can see limiting backward compatibility, however it's a bit odd that this would *only* work on Win2K SP3 and WinXP as those are the ones using the spiffy new EULA permitting more information about a system to be captured by MS.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-963777.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed
The anticipated time is somewhere around next summer, which is fine as I will be completely on Linux (Debian/Red Hat) by then. However, for those of you out there that might have *questionable* licensing practices anyway, I would suggest that you move to OpenOffice.org and then gradually move into Linux that way, so you will at least have a familiar platform to start with, and then a familiar office app when you go to Linux.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-963777.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed
The anticipated time is somewhere around next summer, which is fine as I will be completely on Linux (Debian/Red Hat) by then. However, for those of you out there that might have *questionable* licensing practices anyway, I would suggest that you move to OpenOffice.org and then gradually move into Linux that way, so you will at least have a familiar platform to start with, and then a familiar office app when you go to Linux.
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Hey... I gave fair warning!
True, I'll give you that.
I'm taking a Unix class and a Novell 5.1 admin class this semester, and while I'm not fond of the command prompt, I'm thinking that Unix-based OS's are going to be the way to go. Novell is fairly easy to use, but I still don't like it. I'm most comfortable with Windows, but my Unix prof is really good and he's made things easy to understand.
On a side note, the registration is open for Office 11 Beta 2... While I'm not sure if I can post the username and password here, they're readily available.
