Office 2007 gets some makeup

Slashdot It! Microsoft has announced the release to manufacturing of its new Office 2007 productivity suite. Now the company faces the challenge of convincing users to upgrade, which may be formidable. "Most consumers won't upgrade unless they have a good reason -- they are buying a new computer, for instance," Laura DiDio, senior analyst with Yankee Group. What Microsoft has to do now With the code complete, all Redmond has to do now is convince users to buy the products.

That might not be so easy, however. Although Office 2007 and Vista offer users compelling choices, Microsoft will probably have to battle with the inertia that delays any decision to upgrade, no matter who the vendor is.

Buying habits in the business community, she said, are not much different. "About 15 percent of all users tend to upgrade because they want the latest features. They are the early adopters. At the other end of the spectrum are those users that don't upgrade until their hardware is falling apart or their software has completely died with no hope of resuscitation."

Microsoft's mission is to convince the remaining 70 percent that what it has to offer is so good they must upgrade, DiDio noted.

This maybe easy for them

With the new user interface ,or better known as UI , new file formats, improved search, and more-capable multimedia features.