Changes to some versions of the Office productivity suite may affect more businesses than originally believed, as Microsoft revises certain versions of the software to address a patent ruling. Microsoft warned of the upcoming switch last month, saying that corporate customers who move existing software to new computers will have to use modified versions of Office XP and Office 2003 which contain the Access database application.
Patent Ruling Forces Thousands to Upgrade Office
Posted by: Keith Regan February 7, 2006 11:30 AMChanges to some versions of the Office productivity suite may affect more businesses than originally believed, as Microsoft revises certain versions of the software to address a patent ruling. Microsoft warned of the upcoming switch last month, saying that corporate customers who move existing software to new computers will have to use modified versions of Office XP and Office 2003 which contain the Access database application.