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    An online petition posted by Microsoft to fast-track the standardisation of its Office Open XML document format masks the company's concern over the procedure, according to a leading open-source advocate.

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    What is it about Microsoft's proposed OOXML standard that has boffins hurling death threats at each other?

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  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

    Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 makes prettier presentations, so an upgrade may be in order if your work is particularly image-focused and you don't mind relearning the application. If PowerPoint 2003 serves you well, however, it offers most of the same features, albeit with flatter-looking graphics.

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    If you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade. But stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything.

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    Current WordPerfect customers should certainly upgrade to Office 11.0. But SOHO users won't need some of the functionality.

  • Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac: a first look

    A new version of Microsoft Office for Mac is due in a couple of weeks. Here are our impressions after testing the release candidate for a month or so.

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    Office 2008 for Mac may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less expensive alternatives.

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