Review by Snowmass

first if you get this as a full version uninstall the old one first. if an update don’t, leave the old one on your device. that said 2010 is yet another step forward in the evolution of this office. there are some changes but for those of us who have used office before it is fairly easy to pickup and get going without having to learn a bunch of new stuff. if you have 2007 or older you really should update sooner than later. the longer you wait the more changes get made to the product line and the steeper the learning curve. i still have this on one of my older machines. it does not have outlook but home and student never has. if you want outlook you will need move up a package to get that. personally i like outlook and after more than a decade of using it i have no plans to use something else. if you have an older machine or are still running pre-win8 operating systems this might well be your best bet to go with rather than office 2013. i have both and there isn’t that much different to be honest both are good solid products, it just depends on your needs and wants.