Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 [Old Version]

Average customer rating: 3.0

Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
Very confusing!
Good Software - Very Poor Loading Instructions
Simplfied Form of Review
Good Product

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Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 [Old Version]

Manufacturer: Microsoft
Product Group: Software
Binding: CD-ROM
ASIN: B0000AZJVD
2003-10-21

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Product Description

Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 will improve your office's ability to anticipate, manage, and respond to the constant changes in this increasingly demanding marketplace! Create, design, and publish professional marketing materials with Publisher 2003

Customer Reviews:

Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003.......2007-01-22

We've enjoyed using our Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003. It would have been nice if they had included Microsoft Access, but that package was much more expensive. I do like the fact that they included Publisher in the small business edition. So far, we have had no problems with this software.

Very confusing!.......2006-09-11

I used to type brochures using Microsoft Word. It was a hassle, so I decided to try Publisher 2003. After several hours simply trying to get a specific yet simple template set up, I gave up in frustation. Most disappointing!

Good Software - Very Poor Loading Instructions.......2006-08-30

This is about our 5th version of Office and we have also gone through at least 3-4 versions of several other Microsoft programs. Like most Microsoft packages, we are very pleased with the functionality of each of the software programs and find each new version more powerful and easier to use and manuever through than the last.

However, loading the software is a different story. Loading the Office disc was no problem. Loading (or trying to load) Service Pack 2 was another story. After more than 3 hours of trying to load the disc, error messages, getting on Microsofts Help website, following very confusing override instructions and still coming back to the same error message each time, we finally gave up. Is Service Pack 2 loaded? We have no idea! Do we care? No. Is our Office package working? We think so. What does Service Pack 2 do? Your guess is as good as ours!

All we know is that we are obviously NOT the first to experience this problem (nor is this the first time we have had problems loading corrections to a Microsoft program). As in the past, the "Fix" instructions from Microsoft seam to have been written by some Computer Geek at Microsoft who never leaves their cubical and speaks only to his computer. They certainly have never mastered (or come close to figuring out) the english language. So, as with our past programs, the "Fix" disc will go on the "Too Hard To Load Pile" with other Microsoft fixes. And, like the others, will likely never be missed!

Simplfied Form of Review.......2006-04-05

5 simple words: Great Product, but TOO expensive. It is very hard for all people to pay $300+ on this product. I would recommend it though if you could afford it.

Gets 5 stars for product itself
Gets 1 star for the cost-value.

Average = 3 stars

Good Product.......2006-03-10

It really has evolved. But how far really depends on your needs. Was using Microsoft 97 products before upgrading to 2003. It was my opinion that Word Processing was certainly a mature product. Additionally, even Word 97 is full of features I don't ever use. Didn't really think that Office 2003 had much to offer - but was offered a special price, so I bit. Excellent product. I especially like the web integration of the applications (though some may argue that this is simply Bookshelf dressed-up and adopted for the web). Even non-office Microsoft products integrate fantastically, such as MapPoint. Regarding someone's comments on Star Office, I have not used it. But I have tried its open source cousin Open Office on at least three occasions. It is on par with 97 suite or maybe 2000. It is a solid product. But the Microsoft suite is about 1.5 generations ahead. I'm willing to pay for products that are better. The marketplace will judge -- yes, the beauty of capitalism.

The bottom line - need should be the driver (at least in my world). If price is a concern try Open Office or Star Office. You can also pick-up a previous version of MS Office cheap (97 is a good one). If you believe you need the best suite available, then chose the current MS Office Suite. I haven't seen any better.

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