Outlook 2003 was not a minor upgrade. I don't know where that idea came
from.
My upgrade to vista was around $900 - including new computer with vista
preinstalled ($700 + upgrade to office standard). Everything that came on
the computer was sufficient for my needs (CD burner software, DVD playback
etc.). Oh, I had to buy a new license for antivirus too - mine was expiring
soon anyway.
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"Michael Dobony"
stopassaultnow.net> wrote in message
news:xlhvridq6p8s$.1fq0sz40r9nh9.dlg@40tude.net...> On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:53:12 -0400, Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote:
>
>> Huh? You have software that is 6+ yrs old, well outdated and insecure, no
>> longer supported and its Microsoft's fault that it doesn't work on their
>> brand new operating system? There is a lot of software that doesn't work
>> on
>> vista... and if a certain program is important to you, then you should
>> not
>> upgrade.
>>
>
> Outdated? It is only a generation and a half old (isn't 2003 a minor
> upgrade to Office XP?). It is MUCH better than the new, user unfriendly
> 2007. It works fine. Why should I be forced to replace a perfectly
> adequate program just to put unnecessary money in Microsoft's pockets. I
> would rather downgrade to WindowsXP, a much faster and adequate operating
> system. You are right, there is a LOT of software that doesn't run under
> Vista. That is why computers with XP instead of Vista are going for a
> premium! People hate Vista because it will not run their perfectly
> functional existing programs. Upgrading to Vista can easily cost $1,000
> to
> many users because of software incompatibility. Before I upgrade Office I
> would rather downgrade to Vista!
>
>> Vista's Mail and Calendar programs are a nice replacement for Outlook.
>> Try
>> them. You might like them a lot better.
