Re: Office 2008 for Mac: Cannot finish installation without registering?

I understand completely - Ya think I really *need* the MBP in the first
place????

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 3/1/08 8:07 PM, in article C3F048EF.11CAD%john@xxxxxxxxxxx, "John McGhie"
<john@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Bob:

Reminds me of the car advertisement we had down here (at the end of the
previous petrol price crisis when fuel was coming back from a high of six
bucks a gallon...)

Man Number 1 "But a 6-cylinder is lighter, more economical, it goes wherever
you want, you can't exceed the speed limit, and it's cheaper! Why do you
need a V-8?"

Man Number 2 looks at the first, turns to the camera, gets a far-away look
in his eyes and mumbles in a low husky voice "Because I WANT one!"

Fifteen years on, that has passed into the Australian language. "Because I
want one" is an adequate justification for a car that needs a finance loan
for the petrol, a TV that won't fit through the door, a motorcycle too big
for city traffic, or a Mac Book Air....

You just don't understand... :-)

Cheers

On 2/03/08 12:56 AM, in article C3EECAD2.345C9%onlygeneraltaz1@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
"CyberTaz" <onlygeneraltaz1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi John -

<snip>
On 2/29/08 8:37 PM, in article C3EEFE96.11B6D%john@xxxxxxxxxxx, "John
McGhie" <john@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yeah, we went around this circle once before with another customer who has
an Air.

The rest of us felt very good about that: you blokes who come in here
flaunting your bling and making us jealous deserve the pain. :-)
<snip>

This isn't the first time you've allowed the green-eyed monster to cause you
to drool all over a post pertaining to the Airs - which really perplexes me
because I never pegged you as one to be enamored of gimmick devices:-)

We know all the pros, but having just gone through the process of comparison
shopping it appears that many people (including yourself?) either haven't
considered (or don't care about) the cons:

1- Maximum 2GB RAM - not expandable
2- Maximum 80 GB HD
3- One USB port
4- No FireWire
5- No built-in Ethernet - adapt (= degrade) via USB
6- Maximum 1.8 GHz processor/800 MHz bus
7- CD/DVD external only - Additional cost
8- Restrictive - though advertised as Full Sized - Keyboard
9- Small 13.3" Display - Glossy Only
10- Shared Graphics RAM

I wound up ordering a MacBook Pro :-)

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac


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