Review by Tracy Rowan

Maybe it’s just me but Office applications seem to have become much more user friendly since I began using them umpty-gazillion years ago. The addition of Publisher and Access to this package is welcome, but to be honest, I’d prefer a more comprehensive publishing solution to be added to Office Pro. Why not add Front Page?nnThat said, the ease of both installation and maintenance has also improved with a quick download and a few minutes of installation during which you can actually use Office. The templates are simple to download and use, and each application has been made more intuitive, at least to my way of thinking.

With the install you get some Skydrive space with an option to buy more. I find the whole Skydrive thing a bit confusing, but I like it as a backup for my files. The free space is more than enough for me; I find it pretty generous.

All things considered, I think Microsoft’s suite of Office applications has improved to the point where I’m not spending most of my time yelling at the computer while I work. That alone makes it worth the price.