Microsoft Office 2007 has turned me, a knowledgable and agile geek, into an end user. I used to be able to at least fumble around until I found some features, but now I'm utterly lost and am very dissatisfied with Office 2007.

There are a couple phrases you should be familiar with to understand and get along better with your geeky friends.

One phrase is End User. This is a harmless label applied to the end user of an application developed by a developer. This isn't explicitly a derogatory label per se, but it does come with some basic assumptions, like, that the end user is more prone to make illogical mistakes or that the end user will not immediately figure out how something works to get it to work without calling for help.

Another phrase is Microsoft sucks. I don't like the word "sucks" in this context, but it is a common word used to convey general lack of value in the world and that the noun being described has superior alternatives including, in some cases, just not using anything at all. Now, I'm not wholly against Microsoft, and I believe they have brought a lot of good products and services to the world. However, the phrase is what it is for a reason, and I'll leave it at that.

Over time, Microsoft has been pumping out very complicated software for the masses to use and consume, and overall, it has enabled a lot of non-techies ("end users") to achieve a lot of productivity. Most times, I enjoy a good upgrade experience: new features, new functionality, new look-and-feel. However, recently I began using the new Microslop Office 2007, and I have got to say: Microsoft, you have really done it this time.. You have completely and utterly mutated the mostly unchanged and predictable user interface from the usable, albeit cluttered, stack of features that it was into a completely unusable, albeit organized, brand spankin' new, unintuitive entity.

To be brief, Office 2007 has turned me, a knowledgable and agile geek, into an end user. I am completely and utterly lost.
Nice work M$-- ya really mucked up on this release.