Windows 7 32 Bit Microsoft Office Live migration i

On January 25, my ZDNet blogging colleague Phil Wainewright noted that Microsoft had left in limbo more than 190,000 Office Live beta testers considering that November 2006, when Microsoft ended the beta for its small-business solutions providing.
On January 29, Microsoft posted towards the Workplace Reside weblog a status update re: the migration. The news isn't good.
Beta testers are still potentially "months" away from being migrated to the final version of their Workplace Live providers. Functionality like backup and restore isn't going to work until their accounts are migrated. And Microsoft will give testers only a 24-hour heads-up when they are set to be migrated. During that 24-hour period,Windows 7 32 Bit, users won't be able to make changes to their Office Live sites.
Here's part of the January 29 note to testers:
"Yes, we have started upgrading our Microsoft Office Reside Beta customers to the latest version of Microsoft Office Reside. "Microsoft Office Live team has been working really hard to upgrade our customers who joined Microsoft Workplace Live during our beta program to the latest version of Workplace Reside. We understand that many of you are eager to try out the features in the new version. Our goal is to upgrade our Workplace Reside Beta customers to the latest release in the most reliable way.
"Over the next few months, you will receive e-mails at your Microsoft Office Reside e-mail account informing you about the time of your account upgrade and the details about the process.
"You can continue to use your existing Microsoft Office Live Beta account fully till the time of the move."

What the heck is the hold-up? I asked Microsoft's Workplace Live team and got no explanation. But on the Workplace Reside questions and answers page, there's an attempt at a justification:
"We are currently testing account transfer processes in order to identify any potential issues before moving customer accounts. We anticipate moving customer accounts over towards the new release of Microsoft Workplace Live in the late January - early February time frame. Once we begin,Microsoft Office 2007, we plan on moving beta customer accounts over in batches, a process which could take a few months."
(Wouldn't it seem logical to test the account-transfer processes before closing out the beta? Just wondering ….)
Another Workplace Live gotcha that will become extra obvious as the company transitions customers from beta to final involves the changes Microsoft made towards the planned Office Reside SKU line-up. Back in November, Microsoft officials told me that a previously unannounced SKU, Office Live Essentials,Windows 7 X86, would take the place of Workplace Reside Collaboration.
However, according to an updated Workplace Reside pricing chart,Windows 7 Keygen, it looks, instead, as if Office Live Collaboration is still on the books. Instead,Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft is planning to move automatically its Office Reside Essentials customers towards the pricier Workplace Live Premium SKU.
Microsoft is referring to Office Live Premium as the former "Office Reside Essentials beta." Office Reside Essentials was priced at $19.95 per month; Workplace Reside Premium is $39.95 per month. The fine print:
"If you are an Workplace Live Essentials subscriber, you will automatically be moved to the new Workplace Live Premium service. This will allow you to retain the online Company Applications that were included in the Workplace Live Essentials Beta. Once you have been successfully moved to the new Workplace Live you will be need to agree towards the new service agreement upon signing in to regain access to your account. Your credit card will be charged $39.95 for the first month's subscription. You have 30 days to decide whether you want to continue with Office Live Premium. If you switch to another Microsoft Workplace Live providing or cancel within that 30 days, we will credit the full $39.95 back to your credit card."

I've received a few e-mails from Office Reside testers over the last few months. None of those writing in has had good experiences with Microsoft's first-generation of Workplace Reside providers. This slow and complicated migration process is only adding insult to injury.
Any Office Reside testers out there who aren't running into problems?