Re: Office 2008 SP1 Update (12.1.0) released

In article <exwkwXttIHA.1236@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Phillip Jones <pjones1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> What we had as an update was the 130 some mb Patch from 12 to 12.01
> 
> Them the 12.10 to 12.10 180 mb file, is what MS calls a service pack 
> (SP) everyone else calls a major Upgrade.

Hmmm... I don't know *anyone* calling it an Upgrade, much less a major 
one. From the Mactopia Downloads site:

   This update contains several improvements

>  Then what come when the go fro 
> 12 to 13(14) or 2012 is a complete version upgrade.

In MS (and Apple, and nearly every other major software developer) 
terms, ALL upgrades are "version upgrades".

"Upgrade" implies major changes and new features, and generally must be 
purchased.

Updates are nearly always free, and contain bug fixes and minor feature 
changes.

> What one shoots for is a two year turn over. But reality is it could be 
> anywhere from 2-6 years. :-)

Now it's 6? Philip! You're just making this crap up! There's never even 
been an interval as long as *4* full years in the 24+ years since MacXL 
and MacWord first appeared.