[mso] Re: Office XP-SP3

It was Bill's comment, not mine, that "MS is doing only half their job" in
allowing the download.

I agree about the dual purpose nature of the downloads.  I'll rant about MS
in many ways but not on this issue! LOL

-----Original Message-----
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Of John82654@xxxxxxx
Sent: 28 May 2006 19:28
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Office XP-SP3

 
In a message dated 5/28/2006 5:40:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
anne.robson2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
As you say, I will have to live with the situation, but (and a big BUT)  it

seems that MS is doing only half their job when they allow the  download but

not the install.


You assume they're doing half the job, but for them it might be the smart  
thing to do. Say you buy a machine with an illegal copy of Office. You or
them  
might never know, but by letting you download the update and not install it,

they're accomplishing two tasks. One they're letting you know you have an  
illegal copy and two, if you really like or use Office, this might convince
you  
to buy a legal copy. Either way Bill, I think you should be calling MS about

your copy's legality. This list is really to help you USE it legally, not to

bypass whatever roadblocks MS puts up to cut down on pirate  software.


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