John
Fri Mar 28 11:03:08 PDT 2008
Actually, Jeff, I am well aware that I could have installed Office over the
trial version, but as soon as I got this new machine the first thing I did
was to create the recovery disk and then the whole hard drive was
reformatted (it came with Vista premium). After reformatting I installed
Vista Ultimate and then installed Office 2007.
I agree that if you know how to uninstall the 'crap,' as you put it, you
don't need to be told that you can do it. A large percentage of new users
actually don't know how to uninstall an application. My point is that many
sales people, especially in the UK, are more interested in bandying software
names about in an attempt to get a sale rather than explaining that the
software they are talking about is only a trial version and you will need to
fork out £200 or more on top of the price you already paid for the PC to get
the full version.
I've actually gone into a computer superstore and made out that I knew
nothing about computers and the cash register signs light up in the sales
person's eyes. They then lead you away saying 'this machine is £400 but it
is only basic, it really won't do what you want it to do (did I actually say
what I wanted the PC to do?). How about this one at £800, this has got this
gizmo and that gizmo and it has Microsoft Office and Norton Security
pre-installed and is a great bargain. I've only got a few left (so why is
there a pile 8 feet high?) you won't regret it. This PC is virtually future
proof (strange saying 'future proof' when everyone knows that the brand new
PC you just purchased will be out of date within a matter of day.)'
The sale person's face usually turns to horror when I finally drop the hint
that I am a Microsoft MVP, Beta tester (not only for Microsoft but for other
software companies too) and a Computer Journalist and that what the sales
person has just told me is a load of cr*p!
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"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> "John Barnett MVP" <freelance@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>> My emachines' came with a 'trial' version of Microsoft office
>> pre-installed, I assume yours is the same. The trial period is 'around'
>> 60 days or so, after which you either need to buy a product license or
>> remove the trial version from your PC. As I already had a full retail
>> copy of Office 2007 before I purchased this machine, I opted to uninstall
>> the trial version.
>>
>> It is amazing how many sales people forget to tell you that the machine
>> you are buying is littered with 'trial' software (Office, Norton etc) and
>> send you away believing that you have really got a damn good deal. It is
>> only when you get the machine home and start trying the different
>> software that you find that you have to buy the trial software after the
>> trial period.
>>
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> From the perspective of the salesman, if you know how to uninstall this
> crap, you do not need to be told that you can do it. And if you do not
> know, they really do not want to watch your start to look like a deer in
> the headlights explaining about all of the stuff that you are going to
> want to remove as soon as you get home.
>
> PS
> YOU could have installed your copy of Office on top of the Trial Version
> and saved a step.
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