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Ärende: Re: Continuing Microsoft Office improvements
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Satisfaction is subjective. You will not find a simple objective =
criteria. For example, let's say that a user of a word processor = desires
spell checking of latin scentific names because he uses these = often in his
documents. He may desire this and still be satisfied with = what he has. Of
course, if he finds that a newer version has this = feature, he may no longer
be satisfied. This is how some people think. = Have you never lost
satisfaction in something after learning something = better is available to
you?
Rich
"Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message news:42d50c28@w3.nls.net...
See this doesn't work for me because now the slightest desire for a =
modification and you can claim they are not satisfied with the product. = The
reality is they have a choice, product A, B, C, D whatever and they = will
choose the one that is the best fit and then be satisfied that they = are using
the best available, not the perfect product.
Using your definition, there isn't a piece of software ever created =
with which I'm satisfied.
Geo.
"Rich" <@> wrote in message news:42d4baf7@w3.nls.net...
Because it doesn't affect their satisfaction with the old =
version. It would affect a value decision on whether to make a purchase = but
that is independent.
Rich
"Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message =
news:42d470d8@w3.nls.net...
Why not price? If upgrades were free a lot more might not be =
satisfied with the old version.
Geo.
"Rich" <@> wrote in message news:42d3eb2b@w3.nls.net...
Looking at the new version, yes. Price, no.
Rich
"Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message =
news:42d3a774@w3.nls.net...
I think for this discussion satisfied should mean after =
looking at the new version and the price they decide not to upgrade. = Because
if I try to look at it like below, then I'm not satisfied = because I want
activation removed so I can upgrade for no reason but to = run the current
version.
Geo.
"Rich" <@> wrote in message news:42d34417@w3.nls.net...
You have to be careful how you judge whether someone is =
satisfied. gary didn't do so and I didn't question him on it because = his
claim is clearly made up.
Anyway, whether someone is satisfied can depend on =
whether the he is aware that something better is available. I'll use my =
father again. He has it in his mind that he needs a faster computer. = His
current computer is faster than his previous one which is faster = than the one
before that. He knows that faster computers are available = and I believe it
is because of that that his satisfaction with his = current one has decreased.
I'll give another example. A good friend of = mine has been watching TV for
around 40 years. Was he satisfied by his = TV, yep. Then he got a tivo. He
is no longer satisfied by a TV without = a PVR. In both cases, the user has
something good enough and in both = cases the user is no longer satisfied by
what he had before once he = knows what he is missing.
Rich
"Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message =
news:42d335f8$1@w3.nls.net...
I don't know if I'd be satisfied with that version since I =
didn't start using office until Office 97. However I'm completely = satisfied
using Qpro version 5 from 1993 so I don't see why I should = consider his
statement false simply because I don't have a version that = old.
For me it's not a question of which version was good =
enough, I like to keep current so the question is at which version does = or
did it become unacceptable. Typically becoming unacceptable is why I = stop
upgrading a product.
Geo.
"Rich" <@> wrote in message news:42d32432@w3.nls.net...
Irrelevant question and you fail to fall ib gary's =
bogus 95% unless you would be satisfied with Office 5.0 for Windows 3.1.
Rich
"Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message =
news:42d30077$1@w3.nls.net...
Ok time for a survey.
I run Office 2000, what versions do the rest of you =
run?
Geo.
"Rich" <@> wrote in message =
news:42d29689@w3.nls.net...
If you truly expect 95% than I believe you are =
full of it and just making up junk to sound as if you know something. = Use
"some" if you mean some.
Rich
"Gary Britt" <zotu@nospamforme.com> wrote in =
message news:42d292af$1@w3.nls.net...
I never said it wasn't. What is it about the =
definition of the words "I
Suspect" that seem to so trouble your reading =
comprehension. Quit being
such a touchy ass about this. Its not my fault =
nobody wants to upgrade
their MS Office software.
Your employer needs to build a business model that =
doesn't rely upon full
cost monopoly priced upgrades of products every 9 =
months. That isn't my
fault either. Eventually, people say "wait a =
minute", again not my fault.
I guess Microsoft could get lots of office =
upgrades if they just make
Longhorn incompatible with every version of MS =
Office except <FILL IN NAME
OF VERSION HERE>.
Gary
"Rich" <@> wrote in message =
news:42d28167@w3.nls.net...
And I still think you have no clue. The 95% =
you keep claiming is a
number you pulled out of thin air.
Rich
"Gary Britt" <zotu@nospamforme.com> wrote in =
message
news:42d265b2$1@w3.nls.net...
You are right that my perspective does not =
extend outside the USA.
I never said there weren't *improvements* from =
Office 5.0 to the later
versions. I am saying those *improvements* are =
meaningless to 95% of the
market, and in MANY or MOST situations those =
*improvements* are offset by
dis-incentives and negative changes that are =
more negative than the
improvements are positive.
I like office 2000, have no plans to go above =
office 2000. Truth is, I
could easily stayed with Office 5. I suspect =
that truth holds for 95% of
the market within my perspective.
Gary
"Rich" <@> wrote in message =
news:42d1b1ad$1@w3.nls.net...
95% what market? You surely do not mean =
people that speak many
non-Western languages because Unicode support =
did not appear until Office
97
and support for more languages and better =
support for existing ones
continued to improve with successive releases. =
With your broad brush you
are discounting a great deal of the people on =
this planet. Far more than
5%. Western European language speaker are the =
minority. Even you would
have to be blind to not see the clear =
improvements between Office 5.0 or
even Office 95 and Office 2000.
I suspect you have no clue what the =
improvements are in the two
releases
since the one you use. If I'm wrong feel free =
to tell us all which Office
2003 applications you use and what differences =
you perceived.
Rich
"Gary Britt" <zotu@nospamforme.com> wrote in =
message
news:42d194f6$1@w3.nls.net...
The truth be told, Office for Win95 and Office =
5.0 for Win3.1 was good
enough for 95% of the market.
I've stayed at the Office 2K level with no =
intention on the horizon of
going
higher.
Gary
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Satisfaction is =
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because=20
he uses these often in his documents. He may desire this and still =
be=20
satisfied with what he has. Of course, if he finds that a newer =
version=20
has this feature, he may no longer be satisfied. This is how some =
people=20
think. Have you never lost satisfaction in something after = learning=20
something better is available to you?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>See this doesn't work for me because =
now the=20
slightest desire for a modification and you can claim they are =
not=20
satisfied with the product. The reality is they have a choice, product =
A, B,=20
C, D whatever and they will choose the one that is the best fit and =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Using your definition, there isn't a =
piece of=20
software ever created with which I'm satisfied.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Geo.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Because it doesn't =
affect their=20
satisfaction with the old version. It would affect a value =
decision on=20
whether to make a purchase but that is independent.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Why not price? If upgrades were =
free a lot=20
more might not be satisfied with the old version.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Geo.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Looking =
at the new=20
version, yes. Price, no.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
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href=3D"mailto:georger@nls.net">georger@nls.net</A>> wrote =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I think for this discussion =
satisfied=20
should mean after looking at the new version and the price =
they decide=20
not to upgrade. Because if I try to look at it like below, =
then I'm=20
not satisfied because I want activation removed so I can =
upgrade for=20
no reason but to run the current version.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Geo.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> You have to be =
careful how=20
you judge whether someone is satisfied. gary didn't do =
so and=20
I didn't question him on it because his claim is clearly =
made=20
up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Anyway, =
whether someone is=20
satisfied can depend on whether the he is aware that =
something=20
better is available. I'll use my father again. =
He has it=20
in his mind that he needs a faster computer. His =
current=20
computer is faster than his previous one which is faster =
than the=20
one before that. He knows that faster computers are =
available=20
and I believe it is because of that that his satisfaction =
with his=20
current one has decreased. I'll give another =
example. A=20
good friend of mine has been watching TV for around 40 =
years. =20
Was he satisfied by his TV, yep. Then he got a =
tivo. He=20
is no longer satisfied by a TV without a PVR. In both =
cases,=20
the user has something good enough and in both cases the =
user is no=20
longer satisfied by what he had before once he knows =
what=20
he is missing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't know if I'd be =
satisfied with=20
that version since I didn't start using office until =
Office 97.=20
However I'm completely satisfied using Qpro version 5 from =
1993 so=20
I don't see why I should consider his statement false =
simply=20
because I don't have a version that old.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For me it's not a =
question of which=20
version was good enough, I like to keep current so the =
question is=20
at which version does or did it become unacceptable. =
Typically=20
becoming unacceptable is why I stop upgrading a=20
product.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Geo.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>"Rich" <@> wrote in message <A=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Irrelevant =
question=20
and you fail to fall ib gary's bogus 95% unless you =
would be=20
satisfied with Office 5.0 for Windows 3.1.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ok time for a=20
survey.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I run Office 2000, =
what versions=20
do the rest of you run?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Geo.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> If you =
truly=20
expect 95% than I believe you are full of it and =
just making=20
up junk to sound as if you know something. Use =
"some"=20
if you mean some.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV>"Gary Britt" <<A=20
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href=3D"mailto:zotu@nospamforme.com">zotu@nospamforme.com</A>>=20
wrote in message <A=20
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V>I=20
never said it wasn't. What is it about the=20
definition of the words "I<BR>Suspect" that seem =
to so=20
trouble your reading comprehension. Quit=20
being<BR>such a touchy ass about this. Its =
not my=20
fault nobody wants to upgrade<BR>their MS Office=20
software.<BR><BR>Your employer needs to build a =
business=20
model that doesn't rely upon full<BR>cost monopoly =
priced=20
upgrades of products every 9 months. That =
isn't=20
my<BR>fault either. Eventually, people say =
"wait a=20
minute", again not my fault.<BR><BR>I guess =
Microsoft=20
could get lots of office upgrades if they just=20
make<BR>Longhorn incompatible with every version =
of MS=20
Office except <FILL IN NAME<BR>OF VERSION=20
HERE>.<BR><BR>Gary<BR><BR>"Rich" <@> =
wrote in=20
message <A=20
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href=3D"news:42d28167@w3.nls.net">news:42d28167@w3.nls.net</A>...<BR>&nbs=
p; =20
And I still think you have no clue. The 95% =
you keep=20
claiming is a<BR>number you pulled out of thin=20
air.<BR><BR>Rich<BR><BR> "Gary Britt" <<A =
=
href=3D"mailto:zotu@nospamforme.com">zotu@nospamforme.com</A>>=20
wrote in message<BR><A=20
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=20
You are right that my perspective does not extend =
outside=20
the USA.<BR><BR> I never said there weren't=20
*improvements* from Office 5.0 to the =
later<BR> =20
versions. I am saying those *improvements* =
are=20
meaningless to 95% of the<BR> market, and in =
MANY or=20
MOST situations those *improvements* are offset=20
by<BR> dis-incentives and negative changes =
that are=20
more negative than the<BR> improvements are=20
positive.<BR><BR> I like office 2000, have =
no plans=20
to go above office 2000. Truth is, =
I<BR> could=20
easily stayed with Office 5. I suspect that =
truth=20
holds for 95% of<BR> the market within my=20
perspective.<BR><BR> Gary<BR><BR> =
"Rich"=20
<@> wrote in message <A=20
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href=3D"news:42d1b1ad$1@w3.nls.net">news:42d1b1ad$1@w3.nls.net</A>...<BR>=
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95% what market? You surely do not mean =
people that=20
speak many<BR> non-Western languages because =
Unicode=20
support did not appear until =
Office<BR>97<BR> and=20
support for more languages and better support for =
existing=20
ones<BR> continued to improve with =
successive=20
releases. With your broad brush =
you<BR> are=20
discounting a great deal of the people on this=20
planet. Far more than<BR> 5%. =
Western=20
European language speaker are the minority. =
Even you=20
would<BR> have to be blind to not see the =
clear=20
improvements between Office 5.0 or<BR> even =
Office=20
95 and Office =
2000.<BR><BR> I=20
suspect you have no clue what the improvements are =
in the=20
two<BR>releases<BR> since the one you =
use. If=20
I'm wrong feel free to tell us all which =
Office<BR> =20
2003 applications you use and what differences you =
perceived.<BR><BR> =
Rich<BR><BR> =20
"Gary Britt" <<A=20
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href=3D"mailto:zotu@nospamforme.com">zotu@nospamforme.com</A>>=20
wrote in message<BR> <A=20
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The truth be told, Office for Win95 and Office 5.0 =
for=20
Win3.1 was good<BR> enough for =
95% of=20
the market.<BR><BR> I've stayed =
at the=20
Office 2K level with no intention on the horizon=20
of<BR> going<BR> =20
higher.<BR><BR> =20
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