Comments on: Office 2010 test version leaks onto Web

The software, which is slated to begin official public testing in July, has made an early debut on torrent sites.

[akiroteteko]

Man I got that beta and let me tell it's super awesome making powerpoints shows just got better also the ribbons thing is awesome people need to learn to adapt better to many things or else will be stuck with the past. In less than a year I got use to using the ribbons.

[cshefman]

Is anyone using the leaked Technical Preview on a regular basis? If it's even close to as stable as the Windows 7 Betas were, I'm gonna get on that right away, it looks great!

[stringboy]

The problem with the newer versions of office is that they have thrown user productivity overboard for easy-to-use, and it is not the same. Is the Ribbon easier to use, probably for a college student or someone new, but for the install base, some still clinging to Office 97, the Ribbon interface represents a roadblock to over a decade of experience.

I have used Word since 95, Office since 97, and Office 2007 for 2 years. It has been a miserable experience .

By the way Ida, is there any data on Ribbon complaints at C/Net? I would be interested .

[up22late]

Our help desk is busier now we've switched to the ribbon. Microsoft should have given the user the option of using the ribbon or classic menus. The ribbon is why America is receding...

[BOTNET]

there is for sure not so easy and fast learning curve... however if you pass it, you are going to enjoy much easier experience. I can speak mostly for Excel only, it's so much easier and faster to create formulas and graphs.

If they would give you the option, users would never switch. There could be however some simple program which could teach you how to convert from old to new

[BOTNET]

Ina,

Thank you for sharing torrent site. Can you share some stolen music and credit card numbers as well, please.

[boe_d]

Nothing beneficial for most businesses - no reason to upgrade/purchase -

Like Vista - all bling - no function.

If they wanted to improve Office they SHOULD have -
1. Made outlook open multiple e-mail accounts as full exchange -not an additional mailbox with some functionality or pop/imap with very limited functionality but two seperate exchange profiles simultaneously from multiple exchange servers.

2. Full OLE support for pictures in access - umm wasn't that functional with Office XP - why take that out? Why should someone have to code to add pictures to a personal database? Might was well use oracle or a real database if you are going to have to use code. Adding Office XP photo editor is the work around but why not just add photo editor back into office if that is the solution?

3. Offer the old menu bar for people (most of my clients) who don't want to learn the new menu bar. You can finally modify the ribbon to some extent in 2010 however my clients just want their old ribbon bar. Frankly I have no issue with the new menu bar but I'm one person and most of my clients don't like it so prefer to stick with office 2003. MS could make money selling the new version if they just offered the old menu as a choice with the new ribbon.