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Current  user Comments for "UPDATED: MOUS Is Now Microsoft Office Specialist"
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| 9/25/02 - Benny from Wisconsin says: |
Too long. What a joke. There are lots of other Microsoft certs that are much more complex in name and acronym. I figure that they wanted to get away from the references to drugs in the "user" part and also to make the title lerss simplistic in sound. Many people are Microsoft Office Users, few of us are "certified." $25.00 bucks to have it officially changed is too much. |
| 9/26/02 - Stephen from Earth says: |
The cert name went from a furry animal to scum on a rock: "Conditions favoring the growth of mosses include low fertility, poorly drained soils, and high soil acidity." |
| 9/26/02 - Todd says: |
Agree with the above, of all the things that could be changed |
| 9/26/02 - Becky Nagel from Editor, CertCities.com says: |
Hey Guys -- Just talked with Certiport, the organization that manages this program for Microsoft, and got clarification. My source was wrong on the $25 -- it's $10. Also, they're discouraging anyone from using an acronym; they want it simply to be Microsoft Office Specialist. Will reflect changes in above story shortly |
| 9/26/02 - Becky Nagel from Editor, CertCities.com says: |
1:10 p.m. PDT -- Story updated. |
| 9/27/02 - DW says: |
Certiport needs to get their act together. I personally think it's a way to make $10 per certificate that folks will want to have replaced. It should be done at no charge except maybe for shipping. I'm not happy with the MOUS or MOS certification anyway. I do not feel that it truly reflects what a user knows and you don't need to know that much to do well on the exams. Microsoft need to take over this certifcation and do it right. Certiport loses on all accounts in my book. |
| 9/27/02 - ANTD from MIAMI says: |
I agree with changing the name to Microsoft Office Specialist. I felt like I was another user in the office before. |
| 9/27/02 - Christine from Washington DC says: |
So what is the new name for the MOUS Master Instructor? MOS Master Instructor? |
| 9/27/02 - Becky Nagel from Editor, CertCities.com says: |
Christine -- it would officially be "Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor" -- Microsoft won't refer to it as MOS anywhere. -- Becky ([email protected]) |
| 9/30/02 - Billy Parsons from Dallas, Texas says: |
The new name makes more sense. There were few people that I office with that knew what "MOUS" meant. Microsoft Office Specialist is much more obvious. However, "Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor" will take some time to get use to. :-) |
| 10/2/02 - Dean Linebaugh from Charleston, West Virginia says: |
I just passed my exam in MS Word Monday. Iwill gladly pay the extra $10 charge for my certificate to read "Microsoft Office Specialist." Do you know how many times I have been asked "What's a mouse anyway" ? |
| 10/2/02 - Don from Tucson, AZ says: |
I just got my MOS in Excel 2002 core on August 27th. Within a week I got the old certificate, and now they want another $10 to get a new certificate? They should give away a new certificate to everyone who passed within a reasonable amount of time prior to this change. Seems to me to be another way to get $10 out of us. |
| 10/2/02 - Anonymous says: |
I am going to call in MOS instead of Microsoft office specialist just to piss microsoft off. They suck any anyway. MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS MOS |
| 10/3/02 - Carolyn from Tucson, AZ says: |
I have my master certification for Office 97 and 2000. That means I would need to spend $110 (4 for 97 plus Master and 5 for 2000 plus Master) to change all my certificates. That is ridiculous! They should be willing to change our certificates for free. |
| 10/3/02 - Linda from OKC says: |
This i utterly ridiculous! I am a MOS Master and Authorized Instructor! They want another $10 bucks to change our Certificates? This is the second time the Certificates have changed. This should be free! What about those of us who have multiple Certs in MOS and have paid for each test and Instructor Cert. I also think Microsoft should take over the testing. Make the tests truly prove that you are a Master or Instructor. Right now this whole program is viewed as a joke most places I go. |
| 10/3/02 - Jack from Austin, TX says: |
I definitely agree. They shouldn't have to charge money for a certification that people have already; that's asking a little too much. I know there aren't supposed to be any more acronyms for "Microsoft Office Specialist," but "MOSMI" does sound like a new species... |
| 10/3/02 - Onefire from Centerpoint says: |
The new name is better, but it nescesary to separate instructor and master certificate. |
| 10/4/02 - Master Instructor from NH says: |
Things could be worse ... they could discontinue the Master Instructor program -- only to come out with another new one and charge $100 or more to get a new instructor certification. Remember the Authorized Instructor program had a 1-time fee -- so they collected the fees, then changed the program name to Master Instructor, and collected new 1-time fees. Just wait ... won't be long ... save your $10 to update these certificates! |
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