and here's a post from the new laptop

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I hope you are able to make out the subtle differences in the spelling and typing that indicate that's I've got a new keyboard. bright shiney beloved new keyboard. 

The rest of the machine is nice too. The only problem is my gaining a new goal of finding the guy who changed the interface between Word and Excel 2003 and 2007. Why, oh why do they keep changing a working interface to something even bulkier and uglier? Ick ick ick. 

Comments

It does take some getting used to...

[(Anonymous)]

Believe it or not, there was actually a ton of research and testing that went into the new interface. Office had grown a TON of cruft in the UI, and it was time to reorganize and get rid of it. One report I saw was that 80% of new feature requests the Office team got were already in the product, they were just buried in such obscure places that the requester didn't know they were there.

The net result is that for those who has already been scarred by the cruft, the new interface takes some getting used to, but give it a couple months. It is much easier to find things with the new ribbon than it was with the old menu/toolbar/reference pane disaster area. Just let go and trust your feelings...

P.S. Hope you got a good deal on those office apps. If you want any other MS software let me know and I can hook you up.

-Chris