ray

On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:06:18 -0700, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

> 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:
>>
>> > 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.

Agreed, I had intended to reply to Zed - sorry for any inconvenience.