Re: Why not just sell Word when it's all people need to work with at .

From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:49:17 -0600

Although it is possible to buy Word freestanding, it is much cheaper to buy
it (and five other apps) as part of Works Suite (see
http://www.microsoft.com/products/works/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=001). The
version of Word in Works Suite 2005 is Word 2002, not the latest version,
but this can be an advantage if you are running an older operating system on
which Word 2003 cannot be installed.

In any case, I believe Loretta has managed to get Office 97 up and running
now (many people use "download" in this context to mean "install"). 

-- 
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Dian Chapman, MVP, MOS" <dian@mousetrax.com> wrote in message
news:41f9e7ce.82116625@msnews.microsoft.com...
> If Word is all you want...then go to the store and buy just Word!
>
>
http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/product/prodBlock.jsp?expansionOID=-536907354&prodBlockOID=537152274
>
> All office apps are sold separately if that is what you want.
>
> By the way, I have no idea what you mean by ">With Windows XP I am
> finding out it won't allow me to download my Office '97" but if you
> mean you want to install Office 97 on Windows XP...then do it. Office
> 97 does work on WinXP.
>
> >All I was looking for was a little more memory space in
> >another computer and didn't know it was going to lead to all these
unwanted
> >expenses because of a block that won't allow me to download Office '97.
>
> You have never been able to "download" office 97...so I'm not sure
> what you're talking about?????
>
> Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant
> Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified
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>
>
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 22:59:02 -0800, "=?Utf-8?B?TG9yZXR0YQ==?="
> <Loretta@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Why do people who just need to write letters with Word have to buy the
entire
> >Office package?  People who are not working in an office do not need the
> >other programs that come with Office and it isn't right they are forced
to
> >purchase an entire package that's very expensive when all they need is
Word.
> >With Windows XP I am finding out it won't allow me to download my Office
'97
> >and I am going to be forced to purchase the 2003 edition and this isn't
> >right.  When you don't have any use for all the other programs and
already
> >purchased a prior version of it I don't understand why Microsoft won't
allow
> >you to download the version you already invested into.  XP will not allow
me
> >to fully install my Office '97 and I think people should have the right
to
> >make a choice if they want to upgrade to a newer version when they don't
> >require it for just letter writing or saving some articles and other
items
> >from the Internet.  If I had known this was going to happen to me I doubt
> >very much if I would have upgraded to a newer computer and would have
stuck
> >with the one I had.  All I was looking for was a little more memory space
in
> >another computer and didn't know it was going to lead to all these
unwanted
> >expenses because of a block that won't allow me to download Office '97.
> >While you are at home just don't require to have Excel, Access and
Powerpoint
> >when all you are interested in doing is writing letters occassionally.  I
> >feel as if someone is putting my back up against a wall and forcing me to
> >purchase something I don't need.  It's not as if I am running an office
from
> >home that I need all that extra stuff and it would be very considerate if
we
> >are forced into purchasing a newer version of something it could be sold
> >seperately and not as a package in order to avoid the high expense of
buying
> >the entire Office program.
> >
> >Loretta
>

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