I have an opportunity to purchase one of the following through my school
website and am not sure which one to get. Any advice would be helpful - I
have already compared the features but am unfamiliar with some of the "new"
programs. Would you choose Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office
Professional Plus 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 if the purchase
price was the same?

Surely if the price is the same its a no brainer, you get the one that has
everything, ie Enterprise.
As to whether you install all components, or even use all components, thats
up to you.

"sbowl" <sbowl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A7DFA9ED-38B9-4AA5-B7B0-99BFDDBBD72E@microsoft.com...
>I have an opportunity to purchase one of the following through my school
> website and am not sure which one to get. Any advice would be helpful - I
> have already compared the features but am unfamiliar with some of the
> "new"
> programs. Would you choose Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft
> Office
> Professional Plus 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 if the purchase
> price was the same?

Another good reason to choose Enterprise over Professional Plus is that
Enterprise contains OneNote. OneNote is designed to work like a tabbed
notebook, which makes it very good for taking and organizing notes for
several different classes.


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"sbowl" wrote:

> I have an opportunity to purchase one of the following through my school
> website and am not sure which one to get. Any advice would be helpful - I
> have already compared the features but am unfamiliar with some of the "new"
> programs. Would you choose Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office
> Professional Plus 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 if the purchase
> price was the same?

I used the trial version of Office 2007 for almost two months. My choice was
to remove Office 2007 and reinstall Office 2003. IMHO, Office 2003 is a much
better choice than Office 2007.

hth!

-- gemini

"sbowl" wrote:

> I have an opportunity to purchase one of the following through my school
> website and am not sure which one to get. Any advice would be helpful - I
> have already compared the features but am unfamiliar with some of the "new"
> programs. Would you choose Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office
> Professional Plus 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 if the purchase
> price was the same?

Office 2003 was NOT one of the choices.

Gemini wrote:

> I used the trial version of Office 2007 for almost two months. My choice was
> to remove Office 2007 and reinstall Office 2003. IMHO, Office 2003 is a much
> better choice than Office 2007.
>
> hth!
>
> -- gemini
>
> "sbowl" wrote:
>
>
>>I have an opportunity to purchase one of the following through my school
>>website and am not sure which one to get. Any advice would be helpful - I
>>have already compared the features but am unfamiliar with some of the "new"
>>programs. Would you choose Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office
>>Professional Plus 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 if the purchase
>>price was the same?

Yes, Bob, I do realize that. I see that the OP is talking about purchasing
Office through a school website. That indicates that the OP might be a
student. In that case, a lower price for Office 2003 may be an important
factor, not to mention the h/w requirements for the different versions. In
addition, the OP may or may not know that there's a learning curve associated
with Office 2007. For a f/t student, that can definitely be an issue.

-- gemini

"Bob I" wrote:

> Office 2003 was NOT one of the choices.
>
> Gemini wrote:
>
> > I used the trial version of Office 2007 for almost two months. My choice was
> > to remove Office 2007 and reinstall Office 2003. IMHO, Office 2003 is a much
> > better choice than Office 2007.
> >
> > hth!
> >
> > -- gemini
> >
> > "sbowl" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I have an opportunity to purchase one of the following through my school
> >>website and am not sure which one to get. Any advice would be helpful - I
> >>have already compared the features but am unfamiliar with some of the "new"
> >>programs. Would you choose Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office
> >>Professional Plus 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 if the purchase
> >>price was the same?
>
>

Since it isn't available, it wasn't offered and therefore isn't
available. Note ALL the versions are the same price. So what lower price
will you be referring to? BTW there is a learning curve for all software.

Gemini wrote:

> Yes, Bob, I do realize that. I see that the OP is talking about purchasing
> Office through a school website. That indicates that the OP might be a
> student. In that case, a lower price for Office 2003 may be an important
> factor, not to mention the h/w requirements for the different versions. In
> addition, the OP may or may not know that there's a learning curve associated
> with Office 2007. For a f/t student, that can definitely be an issue.
>
> -- gemini
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>Office 2003 was NOT one of the choices.
>>
>>Gemini wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I used the trial version of Office 2007 for almost two months. My choice was
>>>to remove Office 2007 and reinstall Office 2003. IMHO, Office 2003 is a much
>>>better choice than Office 2007.
>>>
>>>hth!
>>>
>>>-- gemini
>>>
>>>"sbowl" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have an opportunity to purchase one of the following through my school
>>>>website and am not sure which one to get. Any advice would be helpful - I
>>>>have already compared the features but am unfamiliar with some of the "new"
>>>>programs. Would you choose Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office
>>>>Professional Plus 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 if the purchase
>>>>price was the same?
>>
>>

And Office 2003 is no longer available from most places, there is very
little different in hw requirement

"Gemini" <Gemini@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7109AE24-E82E-447A-986E-91DE470358D8@microsoft.com...
> Yes, Bob, I do realize that. I see that the OP is talking about purchasing
> Office through a school website. That indicates that the OP might be a
> student. In that case, a lower price for Office 2003 may be an important
> factor, not to mention the h/w requirements for the different versions. In
> addition, the OP may or may not know that there's a learning curve
> associated
> with Office 2007. For a f/t student, that can definitely be an issue.
>
> -- gemini
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>> Office 2003 was NOT one of the choices.
>>
>> Gemini wrote:
>>
>> > I used the trial version of Office 2007 for almost two months. My
>> > choice was
>> > to remove Office 2007 and reinstall Office 2003. IMHO, Office 2003 is a
>> > much
>> > better choice than Office 2007.
>> >
>> > hth!
>> >
>> > -- gemini
>> >
>> > "sbowl" wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >>I have an opportunity to purchase one of the following through my
>> >>school
>> >>website and am not sure which one to get. Any advice would be helpful -
>> >>I
>> >>have already compared the features but am unfamiliar with some of the
>> >>"new"
>> >>programs. Would you choose Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft
>> >>Office
>> >>Professional Plus 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 if the
>> >>purchase
>> >>price was the same?
>>
>>

I thought it was very obvious . As regards the possible lower price, I was
referring to Office 2003, since it's an older product.

Yes, I do understand there's a learning curve for all products. I have been
involved in many aspects of software design, development, etc. for quite a
few years. I was referring to the learning curve for Office 2007, since it
has a very different UI. Most people who have been using Office apps for a
while don't have that much of a learning curve when it comes to Office 2003,
a stark difference from Office 2007.

Whew! I hope this has finally clarified the confusion you seem to be
experiencing.

-- gemini

"Bob I" wrote:

> Since it isn't available, it wasn't offered and therefore isn't
> available. Note ALL the versions are the same price. So what lower price
> will you be referring to? BTW there is a learning curve for all software.
>
> Gemini wrote:
>
> > Yes, Bob, I do realize that. I see that the OP is talking about purchasing
> > Office through a school website. That indicates that the OP might be a
> > student. In that case, a lower price for Office 2003 may be an important
> > factor, not to mention the h/w requirements for the different versions. In
> > addition, the OP may or may not know that there's a learning curve associated
> > with Office 2007. For a f/t student, that can definitely be an issue.
> >
> > -- gemini
> >
> > "Bob I" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Office 2003 was NOT one of the choices.
> >>
> >>Gemini wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I used the trial version of Office 2007 for almost two months. My choice was
> >>>to remove Office 2007 and reinstall Office 2003. IMHO, Office 2003 is a much
> >>>better choice than Office 2007.
> >>>
> >>>hth!
> >>>
> >>>-- gemini
> >>>
> >>>"sbowl" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I have an opportunity to purchase one of the following through my school
> >>>>website and am not sure which one to get. Any advice would be helpful - I
> >>>>have already compared the features but am unfamiliar with some of the "new"
> >>>>programs. Would you choose Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office
> >>>>Professional Plus 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 if the purchase
> >>>>price was the same?
> >>
> >>
>
>

You plainly ignored the objective of the OP's post. The ONLY thing you
clarified is your obvious disinformation campaign.

Gemini wrote:
> I thought it was very obvious . As regards the possible lower price, I was
> referring to Office 2003, since it's an older product.
>
> Yes, I do understand there's a learning curve for all products. I have been
> involved in many aspects of software design, development, etc. for quite a
> few years. I was referring to the learning curve for Office 2007, since it
> has a very different UI. Most people who have been using Office apps for a
> while don't have that much of a learning curve when it comes to Office 2003,
> a stark difference from Office 2007.
>
> Whew! I hope this has finally clarified the confusion you seem to be
> experiencing.
>
> -- gemini
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>Since it isn't available, it wasn't offered and therefore isn't
>>available. Note ALL the versions are the same price. So what lower price
>>will you be referring to? BTW there is a learning curve for all software.
>>
>>Gemini wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Yes, Bob, I do realize that. I see that the OP is talking about purchasing
>>>Office through a school website. That indicates that the OP might be a
>>>student. In that case, a lower price for Office 2003 may be an important
>>>factor, not to mention the h/w requirements for the different versions. In
>>>addition, the OP may or may not know that there's a learning curve associated
>>>with Office 2007. For a f/t student, that can definitely be an issue.
>>>
>>>-- gemini
>>>
>>>"Bob I" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Office 2003 was NOT one of the choices.
>>>>
>>>>Gemini wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I used the trial version of Office 2007 for almost two months. My choice was
>>>>>to remove Office 2007 and reinstall Office 2003. IMHO, Office 2003 is a much
>>>>>better choice than Office 2007.
>>>>>
>>>>>hth!
>>>>>
>>>>>-- gemini
>>>>>
>>>>>"sbowl" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I have an opportunity to purchase one of the following through my school
>>>>>>website and am not sure which one to get. Any advice would be helpful - I
>>>>>>have already compared the features but am unfamiliar with some of the "new"
>>>>>>programs. Would you choose Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office
>>>>>>Professional Plus 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 if the purchase
>>>>>>price was the same?
>>>>
>>>>
>>

That Bob, is one of the most ridiculous responses I've seen from you. I
explained my post. Your statement is unfounded, incorrect and immature.

Of course, you do have the right to be wrong! In the future, I'd appreciate
it if you do not respond to my posts, if you plan to continue in the same
vein!

-- gemini


"Bob I" wrote:

> You plainly ignored the objective of the OP's post. The ONLY thing you
> clarified is your obvious disinformation campaign.
>
> Gemini wrote:
> > I thought it was very obvious . As regards the possible lower price, I was
> > referring to Office 2003, since it's an older product.
> >
> > Yes, I do understand there's a learning curve for all products. I have been
> > involved in many aspects of software design, development, etc. for quite a
> > few years. I was referring to the learning curve for Office 2007, since it
> > has a very different UI. Most people who have been using Office apps for a
> > while don't have that much of a learning curve when it comes to Office 2003,
> > a stark difference from Office 2007.
> >
> > Whew! I hope this has finally clarified the confusion you seem to be
> > experiencing.
> >
> > -- gemini
> >
> > "Bob I" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Since it isn't available, it wasn't offered and therefore isn't
> >>available. Note ALL the versions are the same price. So what lower price
> >>will you be referring to? BTW there is a learning curve for all software.
> >>
> >>Gemini wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Yes, Bob, I do realize that. I see that the OP is talking about purchasing
> >>>Office through a school website. That indicates that the OP might be a
> >>>student. In that case, a lower price for Office 2003 may be an important
> >>>factor, not to mention the h/w requirements for the different versions. In
> >>>addition, the OP may or may not know that there's a learning curve associated
> >>>with Office 2007. For a f/t student, that can definitely be an issue.
> >>>
> >>>-- gemini
> >>>
> >>>"Bob I" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Office 2003 was NOT one of the choices.
> >>>>
> >>>>Gemini wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>I used the trial version of Office 2007 for almost two months. My choice was
> >>>>>to remove Office 2007 and reinstall Office 2003. IMHO, Office 2003 is a much
> >>>>>better choice than Office 2007.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>hth!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>-- gemini
> >>>>>
> >>>>>"sbowl" wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>I have an opportunity to purchase one of the following through my school
> >>>>>>website and am not sure which one to get. Any advice would be helpful - I
> >>>>>>have already compared the features but am unfamiliar with some of the "new"
> >>>>>>programs. Would you choose Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office
> >>>>>>Professional Plus 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 if the purchase
> >>>>>>price was the same?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
>
>

Seems you STILL haven't read the original post. The OP has the
opportunity to buy ANY ONE VERSION OF OFFICE 2007 for the SAME LOW
PRICE. WHICH VERSION OF OFFICE 2007 SHOULD THEY PICK? Office 2003 is NOT
under consideration, or even part of the equation. So in the harsh
light of reality, you may want to consider your position. In the future,
if you don't want your "advice" questioned, please read and understand
the question first.

Gemini wrote:

> That Bob, is one of the most ridiculous responses I've seen from you. I
> explained my post. Your statement is unfounded, incorrect and immature.
>
> Of course, you do have the right to be wrong! In the future, I'd appreciate
> it if you do not respond to my posts, if you plan to continue in the same
> vein!
>
> -- gemini
>
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>You plainly ignored the objective of the OP's post. The ONLY thing you
>>clarified is your obvious disinformation campaign.
>>
>>Gemini wrote:
>>
>>>I thought it was very obvious . As regards the possible lower price, I was
>>>referring to Office 2003, since it's an older product.
>>>
>>>Yes, I do understand there's a learning curve for all products. I have been
>>>involved in many aspects of software design, development, etc. for quite a
>>>few years. I was referring to the learning curve for Office 2007, since it
>>>has a very different UI. Most people who have been using Office apps for a
>>>while don't have that much of a learning curve when it comes to Office 2003,
>>>a stark difference from Office 2007.
>>>
>>>Whew! I hope this has finally clarified the confusion you seem to be
>>>experiencing.
>>>
>>>-- gemini
>>>
>>>"Bob I" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Since it isn't available, it wasn't offered and therefore isn't
>>>>available. Note ALL the versions are the same price. So what lower price
>>>>will you be referring to? BTW there is a learning curve for all software.
>>>>
>>>>Gemini wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Yes, Bob, I do realize that. I see that the OP is talking about purchasing
>>>>>Office through a school website. That indicates that the OP might be a
>>>>>student. In that case, a lower price for Office 2003 may be an important
>>>>>factor, not to mention the h/w requirements for the different versions. In
>>>>>addition, the OP may or may not know that there's a learning curve associated
>>>>>with Office 2007. For a f/t student, that can definitely be an issue.
>>>>>
>>>>>-- gemini
>>>>>
>>>>>"Bob I" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Office 2003 was NOT one of the choices.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Gemini wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I used the trial version of Office 2007 for almost two months. My choice was
>>>>>>>to remove Office 2007 and reinstall Office 2003. IMHO, Office 2003 is a much
>>>>>>>better choice than Office 2007.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>hth!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>-- gemini
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"sbowl" wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I have an opportunity to purchase one of the following through my school
>>>>>>>>website and am not sure which one to get. Any advice would be helpful - I
>>>>>>>>have already compared the features but am unfamiliar with some of the "new"
>>>>>>>>programs. Would you choose Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office
>>>>>>>>Professional Plus 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 if the purchase
>>>>>>>>price was the same?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>

Obviously, Bob I, you still haven't read and/or comprehended my previous
response. Please do so before you post any more ridiculous responses.

BTW, the OP clearly stated that "any advice will be helpful". He/she didn't
rule out getting an earlier version of Office.

In the future, if you want your responses to be taken seriously, try reading
AND comprehending others' responses.

-- Gemini

"Bob I" wrote:

> Seems you STILL haven't read the original post. The OP has the
> opportunity to buy ANY ONE VERSION OF OFFICE 2007 for the SAME LOW
> PRICE. WHICH VERSION OF OFFICE 2007 SHOULD THEY PICK? Office 2003 is NOT
> under consideration, or even part of the equation. So in the harsh
> light of reality, you may want to consider your position. In the future,
> if you don't want your "advice" questioned, please read and understand
> the question first.
>
> Gemini wrote:
>
> > That Bob, is one of the most ridiculous responses I've seen from you. I
> > explained my post. Your statement is unfounded, incorrect and immature.
> >
> > Of course, you do have the right to be wrong! In the future, I'd appreciate
> > it if you do not respond to my posts, if you plan to continue in the same
> > vein!
> >
> > -- gemini
> >
> >
> > "Bob I" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>You plainly ignored the objective of the OP's post. The ONLY thing you
> >>clarified is your obvious disinformation campaign.
> >>
> >>Gemini wrote:
> >>
> >>>I thought it was very obvious . As regards the possible lower price, I was
> >>>referring to Office 2003, since it's an older product.
> >>>
> >>>Yes, I do understand there's a learning curve for all products. I have been
> >>>involved in many aspects of software design, development, etc. for quite a
> >>>few years. I was referring to the learning curve for Office 2007, since it
> >>>has a very different UI. Most people who have been using Office apps for a
> >>>while don't have that much of a learning curve when it comes to Office 2003,
> >>>a stark difference from Office 2007.
> >>>
> >>>Whew! I hope this has finally clarified the confusion you seem to be
> >>>experiencing.
> >>>
> >>>-- gemini
> >>>
> >>>"Bob I" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Since it isn't available, it wasn't offered and therefore isn't
> >>>>available. Note ALL the versions are the same price. So what lower price
> >>>>will you be referring to? BTW there is a learning curve for all software.
> >>>>
> >>>>Gemini wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Yes, Bob, I do realize that. I see that the OP is talking about purchasing
> >>>>>Office through a school website. That indicates that the OP might be a
> >>>>>student. In that case, a lower price for Office 2003 may be an important
> >>>>>factor, not to mention the h/w requirements for the different versions. In
> >>>>>addition, the OP may or may not know that there's a learning curve associated
> >>>>>with Office 2007. For a f/t student, that can definitely be an issue.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>-- gemini
> >>>>>
> >>>>>"Bob I" wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Office 2003 was NOT one of the choices.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Gemini wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>I used the trial version of Office 2007 for almost two months. My choice was
> >>>>>>>to remove Office 2007 and reinstall Office 2003. IMHO, Office 2003 is a much
> >>>>>>>better choice than Office 2007.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>hth!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>-- gemini
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>"sbowl" wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>I have an opportunity to purchase one of the following through my school
> >>>>>>>>website and am not sure which one to get. Any advice would be helpful - I
> >>>>>>>>have already compared the features but am unfamiliar with some of the "new"
> >>>>>>>>programs. Would you choose Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office
> >>>>>>>>Professional Plus 2007 or Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 if the purchase
> >>>>>>>>price was the same?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>
>
>