Re: [discuss] New Purchaser

2007-06-04 Thread Peter Hyde

Hi Catherine,

"I purchased this product Saturday.  It never downloaded.  The set up 
downloaded, but the product itself never downloaded.  I have been trying to 
get in touch with ANYONE!!!."


It sounds as if you have purchased the programs from a dodgy seller. Sadly 
they reflect badly on OpenOffice.org, but they are no part of the group.


"I was sent an e-mail that said to go on: http://wwwOfficeBest 
Deal.com/ac9811htm to download etc, etc.  I attempted to so and was unable 
to get onto this website.  I feel that this is a rip off."


To download the programs free, you can follow the link bellow:

http://download.openoffice.org/2.2.0/contribute.html?product=OpenOffice.org&os=winwjre&lang=en-US&version=2.2.0

"I am now going to purchase word and excel because I need them for my new 
computer.  I will be contacting my credit card company and letting them know 
about this transaction."


Save yourself a lot of money and give the download and programs a try first. 
You will be very happy that you did!


By all means contact your bank, and ask them to do a redraw for the amount 
charged. However it may be wise to contact the person/business that sold the 
programs to you, as they should be given the opportunity to refund you the 
purchase price.


Regards Peter :) 


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Re: [discuss] New Purchaser

2007-06-04 Thread Jonathon Blake

Catherine wrote:


I purchased this product Saturday.  It never downloaded.  The set up 
downloaded, but the product itself never downloaded.  I have been trying to get 
in touch with ANYONE!!!.


You reached a volunteer run support list of OpenOffice.org.

The best we can do, is point you to where you can download
OpenOffice.org for free.
http://www.openoffice.org.

In terms of your dispute with whoever sold you the copy of OOo, you
will have to contact them.  In theory, they have a page that lists
their street adress, along with their phone number.  [If they don't
they are prohibited from transacting any business with anybody who is
a citizen of the state of California, a resident of the state of
California, or a guest within the state of California, at the time the
transaction occured.]


I was sent an e-mail that said to go on: http://wwwOfficeBest 
Deal.com/ac9811htm to download etc, etc.  I attempted to so and was unable to 
get onto this website.  I feel that this is a rip off.


Remember to file a police report stating that you were a victim of
online fraud; [At least two major credit card issuers in the US have a
working policy that unless criminal charges have been filed, all
claims about credit card fraud are lies fabricated by the user to
avoid paying their credit card debt.]


I am now going to purchase word and excel because I need them for my new 
computer.


If you do decide to purchase Microsoft Office, bear in mind that
roughly 10% of brick and mortar retail sales of that product are
counterfeit/pirated/unauthorized versions of MSO.   If you purchase it
online, the percentage is much higher.  (To the point that you can
safely assume that all online only vendors of MSO are selling pirated
copies of MSO.)


I will be contacting my credit card company and letting them know about this 
transaction.


Contact them in _writing_.  Do _not_ discuss your dispute over the
phone.  Send all correspondence "certified mail, return receipt
requested", of FedEx next Day delivery, signature required.  If you
send anything by fax, follow it up with snail mail.
Keep track of _everything_ you have done related to this dispute.
That includes printing out all email you send and receive.  Also
include printout of the web pages that you attempted to download the
item from, and screenshots showing how the item failed to download.
( If you suspect you might be going to court, run the website through
the various WC3, and a11y validators.  Keep a printout of the report.)

xan

jonathon
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OOo can not correct for incompetence in creating documents from MSO.
Furthermore,OOo can not compensate for the defective and flawed
security measures used by Microsoft. As such, before using this product
for exams that require faulty and defective software, ensure that you
will not be unjustly penalized for the incompetence of the organization
that requires the use of software that is known to be flawed,
defective, bug-ridden, and fails to meet ISO file format standards.

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Re: [discuss] New Purchaser

2007-06-05 Thread Michael Johnson
Dear Catherine

Son't give up! I am sorry you have had these problems. If you let me
have your address I will send you a copy of StarOffice 8 which you
should find will be OK

Kind Regards

Michael Johnson

On Mon, 2007-06-04 at 19:13, CATHERINE TURNER wrote:

> I purchased this product Saturday.  It never downloaded.  The set up 
> downloaded, but the product itself never downloaded.  I have been trying to 
> get in touch with ANYONE!!!. 
> 
> I was sent an e-mail that said to go on: http://wwwOfficeBest 
> Deal.com/ac9811htm to download etc, etc.  I attempted to so and was unable to 
> get onto this website.  I feel that this is a rip off.
> 
> I am now going to purchase word and excel because I need them for my new 
> computer.  I will be contacting my credit card company and letting them know 
> about this transaction.

Michael Johnson
Director
BPEnet Limited Robin Hill Cottage Fairfield Road Eastbourne BN20 7NA
Tel: 0870 9220247