Vista - New to Vista....

01-19-2008

"LAB Enterprises" <orders@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Star office is also a great free alternative by Sun. It has some of the
> excel-like features that openoffice lacks.
>
> http://www.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/index.jsp
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>> Circ Library Notices wrote:

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>>> New computers have only a 60-day trial or pre-installed Office 2007. You
>>> need to purchase it starting at $400, I believe.
>>>
>>> King Library Access Services
>>> circ.sjpl@xxxxxx
>>> "Diana Brissenden" <dbrissenden@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:06168996-C779-4E82-9A82-6BA61058D6A0@xxxxxx
>>>> Can anyone tell me how you would register the Microsoft Office so I can
>>>> use it with out going thru the product key. It came with my computer
>>>> and I can't seem to get around the register trail window.

>>
>> You're correct about the trial version, but you can purchase the Home &
>> Student edition for around $149, I believe. Or the OP can uninstall the
>> trial version and use OpenOffice, a free alternative.
>>
>> http://www.openoffice.org
>>
>>
>> Malke
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>> "Don't Panic!"
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

>

Except for the fact that the latest Star Office is not free. Sun want $70
for it after the trial period is over.. :-)

--
Mike Hall - MVP
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx

01-19-2008

The difference between Star Office and OpenOffice is insignificant.

"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx> wrote in message

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> Except for the fact that the latest Star Office is not free. Sun want $70
> for it after the trial period is over.. :-)
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx

01-19-2008

That's what I thought. There is no free lunch. You pay for it today or
tomorrow or they ripped you off as a pay for it yesterday already.

Sun is apparently using users of the "free" office as guinea pigs to figure
out how to grab a slice of market from MS which is perhaps a good thing for
the consumer if it is a fair game but people should be aware of it.

"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Except for the fact that the latest Star Office is not free. Sun want $70
> for it after the trial period is over.. :-)
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>
>
>
>

01-20-2008

"AlexB" <alexb@xxxxxx> wrote in
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> Sun is apparently using users of the "free" office as guinea pigs to
> figure out how to grab a slice of market from MS which is perhaps a
> good thing for the consumer if it is a fair game but people should be
> aware of it.

It says right on the d/l page it is not free doofus.

'if it is a fair game' ? What is NOT fair about that ?

Millions of s/w offer a free trial period.

It's a lot more fair than MS when they introduced Internet Explorer, which
put several browser publishers virtually out of business.

It's MS's way, include in the next OS those small programs/utilities that
users buy from 3rd party developers.

01-19-2008	#11 (permalink)
Mike Hall - MVP n/a posts	Re: New to Vista.... "LAB Enterprises" <orders@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:2BE734D9-9CF5-41F2-9870-1C7812BFC808@xxxxxx Quote: > Star office is also a great free alternative by Sun. It has some of the > excel-like features that openoffice lacks. > > http://www.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/index.jsp > > Lori > > -- > Shop for clothes, boots, gothic, jewelry, collectible, Egyptian and more! > LAB Enterprises - orders@xxxxxx > Read our blog with links to all our stores at www.Labeshops.com > > "Malke" <notreally@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:eaTRuWjWIHA.1376@xxxxxx Quote: >> Circ Library Notices wrote: Quote: >>> New computers have only a 60-day trial or pre-installed Office 2007. You >>> need to purchase it starting at $400, I believe. >>> >>> King Library Access Services >>> circ.sjpl@xxxxxx >>> "Diana Brissenden" <dbrissenden@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:06168996-C779-4E82-9A82-6BA61058D6A0@xxxxxx >>>> Can anyone tell me how you would register the Microsoft Office so I can >>>> use it with out going thru the product key. It came with my computer >>>> and I can't seem to get around the register trail window. >> >> You're correct about the trial version, but you can purchase the Home & >> Student edition for around $149, I believe. Or the OP can uninstall the >> trial version and use OpenOffice, a free alternative. >> >> http://www.openoffice.org >> >> >> Malke >> -- >> Elephant Boy Computers >> www.elephantboycomputers.com >> "Don't Panic!" >> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User > Except for the fact that the latest Star Office is not free. Sun want $70 for it after the trial period is over.. :-) -- Mike Hall - MVP http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
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01-19-2008	#12 (permalink)
Bob n/a posts	Re: New to Vista.... The difference between Star Office and OpenOffice is insignificant. "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx> wrote in message Quote: > > Except for the fact that the latest Star Office is not free. Sun want $70 > for it after the trial period is over.. :-) > > -- > Mike Hall - MVP > http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
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01-19-2008	#13 (permalink)
AlexB n/a posts	Re: New to Vista.... That's what I thought. There is no free lunch. You pay for it today or tomorrow or they ripped you off as a pay for it yesterday already. Sun is apparently using users of the "free" office as guinea pigs to figure out how to grab a slice of market from MS which is perhaps a good thing for the consumer if it is a fair game but people should be aware of it. "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:u9PN4spWIHA.4448@xxxxxx Quote: > > Except for the fact that the latest Star Office is not free. Sun want $70 > for it after the trial period is over.. :-) > > -- > Mike Hall - MVP > http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx > > > >
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01-20-2008	#14 (permalink)
DanS n/a posts	Re: New to Vista.... "AlexB" <alexb@xxxxxx> wrote in news:uLCPfkwWIHA.4532@xxxxxx: Quote: > Sun is apparently using users of the "free" office as guinea pigs to > figure out how to grab a slice of market from MS which is perhaps a > good thing for the consumer if it is a fair game but people should be > aware of it. It says right on the d/l page it is not free doofus. 'if it is a fair game' ? What is NOT fair about that ? Millions of s/w offer a free trial period. It's a lot more fair than MS when they introduced Internet Explorer, which put several browser publishers virtually out of business. It's MS's way, include in the next OS those small programs/utilities that users buy from 3rd party developers.
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