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Re: Which version of Vista to get Word?
On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:51:44 -0600, ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:59:05 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
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> > On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:18:15 -0700, Zed <Zed@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >> 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?
> >
> >
> >
> > *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.
> >
> > 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.
Thank you, but I have no need of OpenOffice, since I already have
copies of Microsoft Office 2007, and Corel WordPerfect Office X3.
In the future, please reply to the person who asked the question, not
to someone else who responded.
OpenOffice *is* a good alternative for many people, but not everyone.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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