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MS Office intro; Office 2003 for $20



On Tue, 2003-09-23 at 01:45, Bob Keyes wrote:
> OK, why should we be interested in shoddy software that we can't run
> anyhow? I suppose twenty bux is a good discount off the normal price, but
> I'd value not having to sit through some seminar and be brainwashed.

I dunno, it sounds like a terrific opportunity to me for heckling/M$
bashing/educating:

"Hey, what do I do to recover if the system blue screens on me?"

"So, why should I buy this when I can get the same functionality for
free from Open Office?"

Etc.  8)

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