What Does "Excel 2010 with Reduced Functionality" Mean ??

[monirg]

Hello;

Under Specs/Additional Software for a new generation of Notebooks, it reads:

"Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 includes reduced-functionality versions of Word® and Excel® only, with advertising."

Does anyone know what "reduced-functionality of Excel" really means ??
Does it mean, for example, Excel 2010 without VBA ??
Or perhaps, it's Excel 2010 with couple of w/s Functions missing!!
Or maybe .....
And, What is this "with advertising" ??

Microsoft Excel Help has not been helpful!
Your expert comments would be appreciated.

Regards.

 

[Derek Brown]

It is a replacement for Microsoft Works:
http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/products/office/pages/office_2010_starter.aspx
Further information:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/software/358585/microsoft-office-starter-2010

 

[monirg]

Hi Derek;

Thank you kindly for your prompt reply, and for providing very useful and helpful links.
Will shortly review the two sites again; but more slowly this time!

Greatly appreciated.

 

[SydneyGeek]

I used it once. That was once too often. It's like Excel ultralite.
No named ranges, pivot tables, VBA... Useful for primary school, not much else.

Denis

 

[monirg]

Hi Denis;

Thank you for your reply.

No named ranges, pivot tables, VBA... Useful for primary school, not much else.

So basically it is a useless application for the vast majority of users. I wonder if Microsoft took that approach to force the users to buy the full version of XL 2010. I don't believe MS would do something like that!!
By the way, I wasn't aware that Excel is used nowadays in primary school and kindergarten!

Kind regards.

 

[Domski]

So basically it is a useless application for the vast majority of users.

Just like MS Works was

Dom

 

[monirg]

Hi Dom;

Just like MS Works was.

You're absolutely correct! This appears to be the case.

Regards.