Creese

Cliches are mined and then given a surreal coda: a hard-boiled female detective starts eating her polystyrene coffee cup when she gets a new lead; a traditional Italian restaurant is the ideal place for a first date, except that it plonks a whole seagull in a salad; Hercule Poirot makes an appearance at key moments, but in the silent form of Fiona Creese with a paper bag over her head.

The Detective Show Elisabeth Mahoney 2010

The decision three years ago to upgrade from 2003 to 2007 was simple, essentially involving just a few pieces of software and some third-party add-ons, Creese said.

Microsoft's 2010 software 'most complicated lock-in decision in years' 2010

But whether the new user-friendly features "fully justifies a multi-million dollar investment is questionable," Creese said.

Microsoft's 2010 software 'most complicated lock-in decision in years' 2010

For businesses that don't need all the capabilities of Microsoft Office the $50 per user per year price of Google Apps will remain very attractive, Creese says.

Microsoft strikes blow against Google with Office 2010 2010

While Microsoft's Web applications don't have the rich capabilities found in the packaged software version, Creese says "the visual fidelity is very much higher than it is in Google Apps. If you bring up a Word document in a browser it looks exactly the same as it does in the regular Microsoft Office."

Microsoft strikes blow against Google with Office 2010 2010

Microsoft is essentially bolting Office to SharePoint to prevent customers from moving to other office products, Creese said.

Microsoft's 2010 software 'most complicated lock-in decision in years' 2010

Most IT shops "aren't supporting as large a population, so they can't afford the kind of dispersed infrastructure that these suppliers have," Creese says.

Microsoft issues service credits after cloud outage 2010

So, here's praise for Creese, Laity, and all the other scholars who keep intellectual conflict alive without descending into slash-and-burn warfare. posted by Dr. Richard Scott Nokes at 7: 54 AM

Guy Creese, Kathryn Laity, and Real Scholars Richard Nokes 2005

So, here's praise for Creese, Laity, and all the other scholars who keep intellectual conflict alive without descending into slash-and-burn warfare.

September 2005 Dr. Richard Scott Nokes 2005

Take, for example, the comments Guy Creese made about my post regarding his article.

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