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It's really rather good
Hi John,
I have been using Office 2010 for quite a few months now and I have to say it's really good. Despite being "beta" software when I downloaded, it hasn't crashed on me once. The Web Apps side is useful but what's very good is the ability to open and save files directly to the web seamlessly.
The power of a full desktop app (unlike Google Docs) plus the flexibility of storing and collaborating with files online.
Microsoft have hit the spot as far as I am concerned.
Agreed
It's a nice update to Office 2007 - extending the Ribbon to more products (like it or hate it - it's here to stay!).
The 'Office Orb' thing on the top left has been replaced (by popular demand) with a 'File' tab. Clicking it gives you a really nice new 'control panel' for your document/worksheet/presentation with much improved elements such as a big print-preview display.
One thing in Outlook is this new 'view by conversation' gizmo that tries to organize your emails into 'conversations'. Sadly, as it only performs a rather basic attempt to match emails with identical subject lines, it often makes a bit of a mess of things! Good effort, but I turned it off pretty sharpish.
Warning note - If you opt for the 64-bit version, many 3rd-party add-ins have trouble working. As an example, iTunes generates various errors trying to synchronise your Outlook data to an iPhone. Unless you have a burning need to work with VAST spreadsheets, the 64-bit version doesn't really offer any advantages.
iXBRL in Office 2010
Reference the comment above about Add-Ins in 2010, the Arkk iXBRL Adapter for Microsoft Office works in 2010 too :-)