Jim, Here's some info......... Richard > From: Nicholas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:31:08 -0800 > To: "LIST- Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Microsoft License Pack - a follow up > > Hi all, > > As promised, here is a follow-up to my investigation of MLP for Office:mac > v. X. The Mactopia website finally details the MLP > <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/officex/ork/default.asp?EmbFName=Office_Licens > ing.asp>. See bullet point 1. > > As of this morning, the MLP is not yet available from > <http://shop.microsoft.com>, nor is it available from the Mactopia site. So > I phoned MS Sales for more info. > > Here's what I found out: > As stated on the Mactopia site, the MLP allows two copies of Office X to run > simultaneously; thus solving the dilemma many of us face with Office X's > network probing scheme. (i.e., you could run E'rage on one machine and Word > on another.) > > Because the MLP is not listed on the shop.microsoft.com site, the Sales Rep > spoke about a similar MLP for XP. For XP, the MLP is only a $10 savings > from the list price of the full retail Office price! Let's hope this is not > the case for the MLP for Office X. > > The Rep also stated that if I ordered the MLP through shop.microsoft.com, > S&H charges would be assessed. I was ultimately advised that it would be > cheaper to grab a copy of the shelves of a local reseller. > > This is unfortunate, and confusing, if indeed the same price scheme will > apply to MLP for Office X. Purchasing a second license would, in effect, be > more expensive than the initial upgrade from 2001 to v.X. This severely > cripples home users -- and dissuades them from purchasing a legal, second > license. > > I will keep you apprised of any additional information I find... Although, > at this point, it seems like a fruitless endeavor to pursue the MLP. > > Regards, > Nicholas > > PS: I've been following this issue for 2 weeks and have spoken to about 5 > separate departments, including Sales, Shop.microsoft.com, Licensing, > Parts/Replacements, and Customer Service. > > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To search the archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
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