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Page 5 of 5 Office 2007 is finally on track, with the beta program about to be closed, and the RTM version due in a few weeks, just like the Vista RTM version, just in time for the November deadline for businesses.
No doubt, with both software packages, there will be many updates, patches, security fixes and more to come, along with SP1s and more, but for now, I’m very happily living in a beta Vista world (just like with some Google and other programs still in perpetual beta), and can’t wait for the gold versions to finally be released! So, should you try running Vista and Office now while there’s still time to download free beta copies?
The short answer is yes, if you want to and you know what you’re doing.
The longer answer is that it depends. If you have a relatively new system, have plenty of hard disk space, have everything backed up and are prepared to download gigabytes of software, or are prepared to wait for the DVDs to arrive in the post (after ordering them, with Vista RC2 only available via download) or can get a copy from friends and a valid licence key from Microsoft's website (bearing in mind that the Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2 disc I’m looking at says “do not make or send illegal copies of this software”), and are willing to go through all of this... then it's probably worth trying out.
But if you don't, or you rely on your computer for getting real work done every day, and aren’t as comfortable as I am running an as-yet still officially unfinished operating system (despite its release candidate status), then don't do it just yet! The 'final' release versions will be out soon enough - as will all those patches and updates that will inevitably follow. But so far, I love using the new Windows and Office every day, and wouldn’t go back!
The big thing on the wish list now is a Core 2 Duo MacBook or MacBook Pro, so Mac OS X 10.4 (and soon 10.5) and Vista (and/or XP) can be run at the same time, along with whatever other operating systems you want. This is done using Parallels, or Apple’s Boot Camp. But a new Core 2 Duo powered Macbook is up to Apple, and this time, at last... nothing to do with Microsoft!
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