Feedback on Excel 2007

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Mark Olbert

Just a brief note to let Microsoft know that, in my considered opinion, after using Excel 2007 for about nine months, it is the
least reliable release of the product since Excel 95.

I just love all the random crashes that occur under XP. It's given my Ctrl-S keychord fingers a real workout, as I dont' dare let
much time pass without saving my work.

This piece of garbage needed at least another six months worth of testing before it was inflicted on paying customers. Of course, I
have only myself to blame; everyone warned me against adopting the product too soon.

Shame on you, and shame on your management for still not having figured out how to develop reliable software.

- Mark
 
Mark Olbert said:
Just a brief note to let Microsoft know that, in my considered opinion,
after using Excel 2007 for about nine months, it is the
least reliable release of the product since Excel 95.

I just love all the random crashes that occur under XP. It's given my
Ctrl-S keychord fingers a real workout, as I dont' dare let
much time pass without saving my work.

This piece of garbage needed at least another six months worth of testing
before it was inflicted on paying customers. Of course, I
have only myself to blame; everyone warned me against adopting the product
too soon.
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Did you adopt every other version of Excel when it was immediately released?
If not then how do you know they weren't even more buggy?
 
You're posting to a user group, not Microsoft.
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Ah, no doubt that's why it says "microsoft.public..." Well, I suppose if they care so little about their customers as to release a
piece of software like Excel 2007, I shouldn't be surprised that they don't check in on the forums that have their names in them...
:)

- Mark
 
Did you adopt every other version of Excel when it was immediately released?
If not then how do you know they weren't even more buggy?
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Since Excel 95, yes, I did. That's why I made the observation I did. See, it was based on experience, not conjecture.

- Mark
 
From what I understand, Excel does some unconventional things with video
memory, exactly what I'm not sure and MS isn't telling. That said, you might
try getting the latest and greatest drivers from your video card's
manufacturer. Overall, considering both Office and Windows, the vast
majority of crashes are due to incompatible device drivers.

Just for the record, my experience with 2007 is completely different than
yours. I'm not sold on the whole Ribbon business, but I've had 2007 since
the betas and it has never crashed on me or corrupted a file. I've caused it
to crash myself, usually with a bad parameter to an API function, but Excel
has never just up and crashed on its own.


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting
www.cpearson.com
(email on the web site)
 
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