Microsoft OFFICE 2003 or XP [ ? ]

**Cosmin** · December 17th, 2003

Yes , time for poll .. select the one you're using or will .
If my brother wouldn't buy 2003 edition for office I wouldn't have been able to try it .. So 2003 here . You ?

Sustain with arguments .. would be more human

Mr. K · December 17th, 2003

For my needs, there is no justification for me to upgrade from XP. I tried the 2003 beta, and while it had a few new features I liked (Word's reading view, Outlook's new layout), they aren't enough to justify the expense.

**funky dredd** · December 17th, 2003

Using 2003 here.

**SPeedY_B** · December 17th, 2003

Microsoft Office X

**madmatt** · December 17th, 2003

Office 2003

ste_w · December 17th, 2003

Office 2003 is Great, some kool new features, but if u alrdy have office xp it aint worth the upgrade but if u dont def get 2003

**Hipster Doofus** · December 18th, 2003

Don't have much need to spend hundreds of bucks when for my needs I get it for free.

Easy Office & Open Office for me.

**Bman** · December 18th, 2003

I havent gotten to try both of them, is there any real difference?

**muzikool** · December 18th, 2003

I'm using 2k3, and that's a really drawn out, slashed-up poll question there. :confused:

gothic · December 18th, 2003

I beta tested 2003 and as a company decided to buy it as I was rather impressed with it. BUT, on my home machine (Win XP) I use Appleworks which I find supremely easier to use and because it was written in assembler is infinitely smaller and runs faster!!

gwsmith · December 19th, 2003

We have Office 2000 on the machines at work while I use Office XP at home. Got Office XP as an OEM version on my home machine and laptop. I really didn't see much improvement between 2K and XP.

I probably won't upgrade my personal systems to Office 2003 until a service pack is released or if I get a new home PC.

We may considering upgrading the Win @k and XP clients to Office 2003 sometime next year. We have 2 PCs at work still runing Windows 98, but I understand you need either Win 2K or XP for office 2003. So when we replace those PCa, we'll get Office 2003 on the replacement ones

**Cosmin** · December 20th, 2003

Originally posted by bmanÂ™
I havent gotten to try both of them, is there any real difference?

What I can say .. there is an impact .. visual ( attached a pic with Outlook ) ..

**LeeJend** · December 20th, 2003

Using Office 2000 at home - is great man!
Using Office XP at work - sucks donkey appendage
Just ordered 2003 for home through a company buy deal - should be better.

I tried XP at home for a couple days and removed it. Stability problems, intrusive features, etc. Hated it! It's a pain at work too.

COSMIN
Please tell me I can turn off that ugly look and feel on 2003? I'd hate to feel I just wasted $20.

**Alex_is_Axel** · December 23rd, 2003

I use Office 2003 and i think it is alot better then Office XP. The layout of Outlook is unbelievably better which is why i use it all the time now

.. ill be looking forward to see the sneak release images of the next Office when it comes nearer to the time.. i wonder if it can actually get any better when it comes to layout than Office 2003

All in All, im very happy with Office 2003, i found its alot more reliable to use and it is slightly quicker to load than Office XP

Alex

ste_w · December 23rd, 2003

im usin it to (2003), its good but if u alrdy have Office Xp then i wudnt really say theres a huge bundle of new features 4 the cost

**Cosmin** · December 24th, 2003

LeeJend

Please tell me I can turn off that ugly look and feel on 2003? I'd hate to feel I just wasted $20

I don't think so .. , maybe in the nearest future will exist some themes for Office suite ..

.. it would be a reason for turning off? ..

**rushm001** · December 24th, 2003

I am using XP. Not worth the extra cash to upgrade to 2003 for new features that I probably won't use!

December 17th, 2003	Top \| #1
Cosmin Graphic Designer Joined: March 2002 Location: Romania Posts: 1,633 Reputation: 110 Power: 111	Microsoft OFFICE 2003 or XP [ ? ] Yes , time for poll .. select the one you're using or will . If my brother wouldn't buy 2003 edition for office I wouldn't have been able to try it .. So 2003 here . You ? Sustain with arguments .. would be more human

December 17th, 2003	Top \| #2
Mr. K OSNN Occasional Joined: September 2002 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 75 Reputation: 10 Power: 88	For my needs, there is no justification for me to upgrade from XP. I tried the 2003 beta, and while it had a few new features I liked (Word's reading view, Outlook's new layout), they aren't enough to justify the expense.
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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 16,127 Reputation: 2877 Power: 283	Microsoft Office X
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December 17th, 2003	Top \| #6
ste_w OSNN Senior Addict Joined: May 2002 Location: UK Posts: 756 Reputation: 40 Power: 99	Office 2003 is Great, some kool new features, but if u alrdy have office xp it aint worth the upgrade but if u dont def get 2003
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December 17th, 2003	Top \| #3
funky dredd OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: August 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,359 Reputation: 300 Power: 115	Using 2003 here.

December 17th, 2003	Top \| #5
madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,328 Reputation: 4090 Power: 266	Office 2003

December 18th, 2003	Top \| #8
Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,235 Blog Entries: 103 Reputation: 1260 Power: 184	I havent gotten to try both of them, is there any real difference?

December 18th, 2003	Top \| #9
muzikool Act your wage. Joined: December 2001 Location: Texas, USA Reputation: Yes, please. Posts: 7,623 Reputation: 2900 Power: 202	I'm using 2k3, and that's a really drawn out, slashed-up poll question there. :confused:

December 18th, 2003	Top \| #10
gothic LinuXPert Joined: December 2001 Location: Cornwall Nr. England Posts: 455 Reputation: 0 Power: 101	I beta tested 2003 and as a company decided to buy it as I was rather impressed with it. BUT, on my home machine (Win XP) I use Appleworks which I find supremely easier to use and because it was written in assembler is infinitely smaller and runs faster!!
	Still just passin' thru'

December 19th, 2003	Top \| #11
gwsmith OSNN Junior Addict Joined: July 2003 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Power: 78	We have Office 2000 on the machines at work while I use Office XP at home. Got Office XP as an OEM version on my home machine and laptop. I really didn't see much improvement between 2K and XP. I probably won't upgrade my personal systems to Office 2003 until a service pack is released or if I get a new home PC. We may considering upgrading the Win @k and XP clients to Office 2003 sometime next year. We have 2 PCs at work still runing Windows 98, but I understand you need either Win 2K or XP for office 2003. So when we replace those PCa, we'll get Office 2003 on the replacement ones

December 20th, 2003	Top \| #12
Cosmin Graphic Designer Joined: March 2002 Location: Romania Posts: 1,633 Reputation: 110 Power: 111	Originally posted by bmanÂ™ I havent gotten to try both of them, is there any real difference? What I can say .. there is an impact .. visual ( attached a pic with Outlook ) ..

December 20th, 2003	Top \| #13
LeeJend OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 5,160 Reputation: 2930 Power: 164	Using Office 2000 at home - is great man! Using Office XP at work - sucks donkey appendage Just ordered 2003 for home through a company buy deal - should be better. I tried XP at home for a couple days and removed it. Stability problems, intrusive features, etc. Hated it! It's a pain at work too. COSMIN Please tell me I can turn off that ugly look and feel on 2003? I'd hate to feel I just wasted $20.
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December 23rd, 2003	Top \| #14
Alex_is_Axel .:: FTPAlex ::. Joined: June 2002 Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom Posts: 1,150 Reputation: 10 Power: 102	I use Office 2003 and i think it is alot better then Office XP. The layout of Outlook is unbelievably better which is why i use it all the time now .. ill be looking forward to see the sneak release images of the next Office when it comes nearer to the time.. i wonder if it can actually get any better when it comes to layout than Office 2003 All in All, im very happy with Office 2003, i found its alot more reliable to use and it is slightly quicker to load than Office XP Alex
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December 23rd, 2003	Top \| #15
ste_w OSNN Senior Addict Joined: May 2002 Location: UK Posts: 756 Reputation: 40 Power: 99	im usin it to (2003), its good but if u alrdy have Office Xp then i wudnt really say theres a huge bundle of new features 4 the cost
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December 24th, 2003	Top \| #16
Cosmin Graphic Designer Joined: March 2002 Location: Romania Posts: 1,633 Reputation: 110 Power: 111	LeeJend Please tell me I can turn off that ugly look and feel on 2003? I'd hate to feel I just wasted $20 I don't think so .. , maybe in the nearest future will exist some themes for Office suite .. .. it would be a reason for turning off? ..

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rushm001 In the beginning...... Joined: September 2002 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 3,467 Reputation: 1370 Power: 135	I am using XP. Not worth the extra cash to upgrade to 2003 for new features that I probably won't use!