Well, what I was trying to say is that if you looked for a comparable pc without expensive software included, you could usually get it for a better price (or get the vendor of the one you were going to buy to give you a discount for not taking the expensive software). It's not that they won't load it on, it's that they won't give it to you for free.
Chip -----Original Message----- From: Pamela Dominguez [mailto:geo...@optonline.net] Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 1:30 PM To: Chip Orange Subject: Re: SMA or free version Computers used to come with programs like office, excel, and various things like that. The computer I got in 2000 also came with a scanner, and a subwoofer system, and all kinds of software. Now, you just get the computer. Pam. -----Original Message----- From: Chip Orange Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 11:57 AM To: 'Pamela Dominguez' ; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' Subject: RE: SMA or free version No Gary is just plain incorrect there ... no machine I've ever found comes with a full working copy of Office; it's always a limitted demo (how would MS survive giving it's flagship product away for free?). I suppose there are retailers who will include it in their bundled price, but if you do some price comparisons you'll see they're charging you for it. Chip -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+chip.orange=gmail....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Pamela Dominguez via Talk Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 12:02 AM To: gary melconian; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: SMA or free version Sorry, that's not necessarily so. I didn't have any form of office on my computer when I bought it from Dell. I figured I might try outlook, so I called them and asked them to send me office. When I got it, it turns out that they sold me a student edition, with no outlook in it. But I didn't know there was no office in this computer until I went to view some of my documents that were on the old hard drive that I got the guy to put in from the old computer. Pam. -----Original Message----- From: gary melconian via Talk Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 7:45 PM To: dlh...@centurylink.net ; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' ; 'john s' Subject: RE: SMA or free version I don't think so they cut off the folks who wer on the payment plan for the free version to cut those costs . thats how I see it. I know a few friends of mine who wer in this situation. So I don't think that the office approach is a wrong thing.it gives folks the opportunity to own both what's wrong about that one. If you're a payin customer of fs and you want to try out gw you have that choice wwithout having to invest in the full copy. Almost every machine now a days comes with some version of office, so that excuse that you don't have office does not fly. _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/geodom%40opton line.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/chip.orange%40 gmail.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
