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I disagree that MS Office is slow or complicated. It's very fast on every one of my machines, especially compared to Java-based alternatives. And it's extremely simple to use. Granted, there are complicated features but I generally don't use them and they're hidden away on ribbon strips that I never see.

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i agree, it's amazing what ms office can do these days.

my niece did image manipulation (gradient, bending, shearing, shadowing) by just clicking on previews in ms office 2009?. the same feat would take me 15 mins in gimp

"they're hidden away on ribbon strips that I never see"

Because you've already hidden them. Along with that fricken dancing paper clip.

Many people, when initially overwhelmed by unnecessary features, just refuse to adopt and stick with something simpler. That's Google's biggest problem with Apps.

Have you used Office 2007 at all? They're hidden away by default. The whole purpose of the ribbon was to manage the complexity better. Plus, there's no paper clip. It's not the '90s anymore.

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