Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 27th Jun 2006 00:24 UTC
Microsoft now allows people to try out the next Office--without the hassle of installing beta software or replacing their current version. It runs through an IE window and it requires a Citrix ActiveX plugin in order to give you access to the actual machine that runs Office on the backend.
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RE[3]: Windows only as expected
by r3m0t on Tue 27th Jun 2006 16:09
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"However, whoever put the demo together, has no idea there is more out there than Windows and IE."
No, they simply realised that the effort to support other platforms (and associated future sales) would not be worth their pay and time and bother. You can still download it and run it in a virtual PC, right? (If you have a valid Windows CD)
RE[3]: Windows only as expected
by Sphinx on Tue 27th Jun 2006 23:43
in reply to "RE[2]: Windows only as expected"
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2005-07-06
No, marketing departments actually think the opposite.
A rival OS user is a future sale.
A rival office suite user is a future sale.
Marketing departments would like the demo seen by as many people as possible.
However, whoever put the demo together, has no idea there is more out there than Windows and IE.