1. Is Microsoft Office Now
An Old Persons Toolbox?
Findings on Generational Preferences

2. In a world where the younger generation are considered
digital natives and cloud computing and open source
software is gaining a growing momentum, is Microsoft
Office now a toolbox for just the older generation?

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5. SURVEY
SURVEY
FINDINGS
FINDINGS

6. THE “OLDER GENERATION”
35 years and older

7. Older Generation prefers
Microsoft Word for Word Processing
Strongly
Disagree
22%
Strongly Agree
38%
Disagree
9%
Neutral
9%
Agree
22%

8. Older Generation prefers
Online Applications for
Word Processing Strongly Agree
6%
Agree
6%
Neutral
Strongly Disagree 13%
28%
Disagree
47%

9. Older Generation prefers
MS Powerpoint as a
Presentation Tool
Strongly Agree
19%
Strongly Disagree
31%
Agree
16%
Disagree Neutral
22% 12%

10. Older Generation prefers Online or
OpenSource Applications as a
Presentation Tool
Strongly Diasgree
6%
Strongly Agree
25%
Disagree
34%
Agree
19%
Neutral
16%

11. Older Generation prefers to use
Online Cloud Computing or Open
Source Applications for Office
Productivity Tasks
Strongly Disagree
3% Strongly
Agree
9%
Disagree
28%
Agree
41%
Neutral
19%

13. Younger Generation Prefers Microsoft
Word for Word Processing
Strongly Disagree
0%
Disagree
10%
Neutral
10%
Agree
15%
Strongly Agree
65%

14. Younger Generation prefers Online
Applications for Word Processing
Strongly Agree
5%
Agree
15%
Strongly Disagree Neutral
30% 5%
Disagree
45%

15. Younger Generation prefers MS
Powerpoint as a Presentation Tool
Strongly
Disagree
0%
Disagree
15%
Strongly Agree
30%
Neutral
15%
Agree
40%

16. Younger Generation prefers Online or
OpenSource Applications as a
Presentation Tool
Strongly
Agree
10%
Strongly Disagree
25%
Agree
30%
Disagree
25%
Neutral
10%

17. Younger Generation prefers to use
Online Cloud Computing or OpenSource
Applications forStrongly Productivity Tasks
Office
Disagree
5%
Strongly
Agree
10%
Disagree
20%
Agree
30%
Neutral
35%

19. • Left us with more questions
• Is the trend towards MS Office
because schools tend to teach only
this suite?
• Are students exposed to and
encouraged to explore a variety of
platforms and applications for office
productivity tasks?
• Informal feedback from older
generation participants
• mobile learning devices
• What is the trends towards a
preference for use of a mobile
device for office productivity
tasks?