![]() ![]() For example it whouldn't be crazy to include a big clipart gallery with OpenOffice and whould take a lot of space. I don't find taking more space a problem. ![]() This is second in a series on performance. However, if the 3.0 standard edition bundles additional applications (such as Thunderbird and Lightning), the trend will change. That means each Microsoft Office version consumes a larger percentage of a contemporary hard drive.Įxtrapolation estimates will reach 1000MB around the year 2024 and it will never exceed Microsoft Office's size. Inspection indicates Microsoft Office Standard editions growth more closely in step with maximum disk capacities while more closely follows standard disk capacities. Watch out for the double Y axes: megabyte scale for disk usage and a gigabyte scale for disk capacity. The next chart combines the Microsoft Office installations, installations, standard (meaning new but modest) PC disk sizes, and maximum PC disk sizes. At this rate of growth, Microsoft Office Standard 2013 will be 5000MB, and the Microsoft Office Premium Platinum Plus 2013 edition (a larger edition than the Standard edition) will come on a set of Blu-ray discs. The Microsoft Office data points fits an exponential curve remarkably well with R 2=0.94. Which should be measured? I used the printed values for the typical installation size for the Standard versions. ![]() While all editions have Word, each edition has a different set of other products such as Access, Outlook, and Visio. The number of editions has ballooned from a 2 in Office 4 (1994) to a confusing 9 in 2007. Another complication is Office's numerous editions. Because old versions of Microsoft Office are not as accessible as, the sizes are based on system requirements printed at the web site-a site which is remarkably thorough. ![]() Let's get ready to rumble!Īgain we are measuring the installed disk usage of each release. In the first corner, we have heavyweight Microsoft Office in the second, undefeated champion Moore's Law in the third corner, underdog. ![]()
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