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Re: Which version of Vista to get Word?
On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:59:05 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:18:15 -0700, Zed <Zed@discussions.microsoft.com>
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>> I'm considering buying a laptop with Vista - either Basic or Premium Home
>> Editions are available - but I can't find out if either version comes with MS
>> Office. I only really need Word but does anyone know if either version
>> provides this or more?
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> *No* version of Vista comes with Word, Office, or any other
> significant application software. That's not only true of Vista; no
> previous version of Windows has ever come with any of these either.
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> If your previous computer, running an older version of Windows, came
> with Word or Office, it was because the vendor who sold it bundled it
> as part of the package he sold you, not because that version of
> Windows came with it. Some, but not all, vendors do the same with
> Windows Vista.
MS Office is an additional cost item. But, you can probably meet your
needs with the free OpenOffice.org - it won't cost a penny to find out if
it works for you. OpenOffice imports and exports MS Office files, and in
many ways is a work-alike replacement.
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