I teach a class that includes the use of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Access. Everything has been fine until recently.

Some of my students have been required by their employers to upgrade to Office 2007. The problem is that I now can't read their homework to grade it on the school computers.

I told them to save to 2003 compatible mode, but when I try to grade those, the colors and other formats are wrong when opened in Office 2003. I can't tell if the students did their work wrong, or if Microsift messed it up.

I hope that if Bill Gates ever has a serious illness, the doctor treating him can't read the files necessary for treatment, because they were in a format obsoleted by Microsoft upgrades.

THAT would teach him (maybe).