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First of all, many thanks to Bob Hooker, from whom I have borrowed this article. His article does a shorthand review of what SharePoint 2010 is like right out of the box. SharePoint 2007 Dressed as FaceBook The new UI conveys the impression of SharePoint 2007 trying to look more like Facebook or Flickr. The new UI used the latest standard AJAX and Web 2.0 style interfaces to appeal to modern workers. This means there is little additional learning for people who are familiar with SharePoint 2007, and new users will find SharePoint 2010 easier to use because of its upgraded design.
SharePoint 2010 is an official SharePoint version which has dropped support for IE 6, and will only run on versions above that and also need JavaScript. This gives you the ability to add, out of the box, is a lot more user functions. In line editing adds a lot. But things like calculated fields are just as ugly as ever. Beyond the UI Beyond the UI there is not too much new to SharePoint 2010. More records management features have been added up front like holds and locations. But overall, the logic and limitations of earlier versions of SharePoint lists remain, and can be similarly frustrating. The new ribbon control makes it much easier to find the SharePoint features. With AJAX, web 2.0 style interface and integration with Office Web Apps, SharePoint 2010 is also a lot more amenable for web use. The choice is yours - SharePoint 2010, SharePoint Online or an online SharePoint 2010 alternative.
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