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Mark Olbert
Just a quick note that, IMHO, Excel 2007 is not ready for normal usage, particularly on XP (where it behaves oddly, e.g., fails to
open up XLS files when you double-click them; it works better in Vista).
But the biggest problem is that Excel 2007 interoperates very poorly with previous versions of Excel. I have some moderately large
2007 models (e.g., about 1MB on disk), and when I try to Save As to downrev them so that users of earlier versions of Excel can
access them, it takes bloody darn forever. In fact, I don't know how long it takes because I've yet to actually let it finish (and
I've waited for over 7 minutes, in one instance).
Frankly, this program is shaping up to be a major embarrassment for the Office group at Microsoft, which was supposedly one of the
better-run units.
They're lucky they're a de facto monopoly, because, so far as I can see, that's the only thing that could be expected to drive
uptake on this turkey.
- Mark
open up XLS files when you double-click them; it works better in Vista).
But the biggest problem is that Excel 2007 interoperates very poorly with previous versions of Excel. I have some moderately large
2007 models (e.g., about 1MB on disk), and when I try to Save As to downrev them so that users of earlier versions of Excel can
access them, it takes bloody darn forever. In fact, I don't know how long it takes because I've yet to actually let it finish (and
I've waited for over 7 minutes, in one instance).
Frankly, this program is shaping up to be a major embarrassment for the Office group at Microsoft, which was supposedly one of the
better-run units.
They're lucky they're a de facto monopoly, because, so far as I can see, that's the only thing that could be expected to drive
uptake on this turkey.
- Mark