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I took the challenge of leaving behind Microsoft Office a couple of years ago. I switched to Google Docs, Gmail, Google Calendar, and Remember the Milk. The initial transfer took many days, but I quickly reaped the benefits of improved productivity.

I have met many people that have had a difficult time with the potential or even attempted change. Christopher Dawson ponders the idea of leaving Microsoft Office behind on ZDNet Education.

Labels: Google Docs, Microsoft, Office, OpenOffice

Microsoft might have a little fear about losing the next generation of technology workers to Google Docs or OpenOffice. They are offering Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate for just $59.99. The catch is that you must declare that you are taking a credit-worthy class, and you also must have an email available that ends in .edu.

This is a very good price for a full-featured Office suite that includes Outlook and Access unlike the Student version that is currently available.

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Labels: Google Docs, Microsoft, Office, OpenOffice