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diff --git a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.30.07/Tue/works.txt b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.30.07/Tue/works.txt deleted file mode 100644 index d6061ca..0000000 --- a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.30.07/Tue/works.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -Microsoft has released the new version of Microsoft Works. Microsoft Works v9, the red-headed stepchild of Microsoft Office, is a free, ad supported office package offering word processing, spreadsheet and slideshow (Powerpoint) functionality. - -Microsoft Works 9 may also someday be available as a Microsoft-hosted low-end productivity service, possibly through the company's Live services, which would put it head-to-head with Google Docs & Spreadsheets and Zoho. But for the moment, Works 9 will be limited to the desktop. - -Regrettably, although there are some support documents online and a few torrents on Pirate Bay, there doesn't seem to be a way to download Works 9 from the Microsoft site. - -Although I'll reserve judgment until Works is available, here's some interesting tidbits from the [Microsoft support site][2]: - -* The OOXML file formats from Office 2007 will be supported (regrettably so will those archaic Works formats, which could confuse some users) - -* XP 32-bit and 64-bit are both supported, but only the 32-bit version of Vista will work, as is the case with several other recent releases from Microsoft. - -* The [minimum system requirements][3] might raise a few eyebrows. Not the XP version, which requires just 256MB of memory, but you the Vista version apparently needs 1GB in Vista Basic and a massive 1.5GB for Vista Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate. And remember, that's the *mimimum*, not the recommended amount of RAM. That should put Firefox's memory usage in perspective. - -For those that have forgotten about Microsoft Works, it includes an address book, calendar, database, dictionary, PowerPoint Viewer, basic Word, and some templates. Works began life as a Mac application way back in 1985. - -In many respects Works is a stripped down version of the full-fledged Office suite, and has primarily continued its life as a default install on low-end PCs, though many manufacturer's have started following Microsoft's recommendation of pre-installing an Office demo instead. - -We'll be sure to update this post as soon as there's a download link available. - -[via [ZDNet][1]] - -[1]: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=604 -[2]: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/ph/12025?cid=C_67306 -[3]: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939451/en-us
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