to wait or not to wait.

newme2006 · 31-07-2006 10:46pm #1

hi all, am looking into buying a new pc.

should i wait until office 2007 comes out or should i buy now with office 2003 and wait until all of the kinks have been ironed out of the next, have seen that there is a beta version available to try until the new version is released, haven't tried it yet, i was on the microsoft boards and a few of the users were having problems with it.

Opinions aprreciated.

Thanks!!

PogMoThoin · 31-07-2006 10:56pm

Whats stopping you buying a pc now. Can always upgrade software next yr.

newme2006 · 31-07-2006 10:58pm

PogMoThoin wrote:

Whats stopping you buying a pc now. Can always upgrade software next yr.

Would that be any more expensive than waiting?

Ruu_Old · 31-07-2006 10:58pm

Office 2007 shouldn't stop you from buying a PC, as the previous poster said you can upgrade later.:)

edit: It won't be anymore expensive, I don't think.

PogMoThoin · 31-07-2006 11:07pm

newme2006 wrote:

Would that be any more expensive than waiting?

Not really...Buy a Dell....You get works wordprocessor.....buy office 2k7 nxt yr

TomCo · 31-07-2006 11:16pm

Whats so special about Office 2007?

Paper Clip MKII?

newme2006 · 31-07-2006 11:17pm

thanks, i think i will purchase, prob will buy office 2003 pro on it though, and buy upgrade next year.

My boyf will kill me, this one is only a year old if even, i'll tell him i'll get work to pony up.

Thanks for your advice, much appreciated.

TomCo · 31-07-2006 11:20pm

Check if you have an employee purchase program, I can get office for €28 because we have a deal with microsoft.

newme2006 · 31-07-2006 11:30pm

ahh its the first time i've heard of it, have just googled it, might look into it, have the luck of being able to make those decisions at work.

could you tell me more about it, the freq asked questions page is about as informative as a ronseal ad.

TomCo · 31-07-2006 11:43pm

Well, I don't know how you'd go about setting up the program with Microsoft. I assume it involves certain bulk purchases and exclusivity contracts but I'm just guessing.

All I know is I have a code I put into some microsoft page (don't have the link right now) and I get a discount.

I think the Office deal is a seperate one, I remember reading something about "due to X deal each employee is entitled to 1 copy of Office for home use" on the corp intranet.

SouperComputer · 01-08-2006 12:32am

Unless you need specific features, either get a copy of office 2000 from ebay for try OpenOffice, depending on your needs.

Khannie · 01-08-2006 9:26am

newme2006 wrote:

the freq asked questions page is about as informative as a ronseal ad.

HAHAHAHAHA.

ScumLord · 01-08-2006 10:19am

My boyf will kill me, this one is only a year old if even, i'll tell him i'll get work to pony up.

Wait, do you really need a new PC? Office 2007 and 2003 would probably run on the one you have if it's only a year old. Word dosen't take up all that much system resources.

Paper Clip MKII?

Hey don't knock it, office clip MKI got me through some rough times last year, I hear the new one is even more sympathetic and understanding.

to wait or not to wait.

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