No need for MS Office anymore with 8.5.3

If the gold version of Lotus Notes 8.5.3 has Symphony 3.0 as the beta releases has then

The need to Microsoft Office on company pc is almost 0%

Symphony 3 release note

The new support for VBA script is the key enhancement that will make the transition from Ms Office to Symphony easier. Why pay alot for MS Office when you can use Symphony for free??

disclaimer

'This is beta software from IBM and does not represent a commitment, promise or legal obligation by IBM to deliver, in a future release of Notes/Domino or Lotus Notes Traveler, any material, code or functionality described/shown in this presentation.'