[mso] Re: Office 2003 Launch in NYC - an OT grumble :VSMail mx3
- From: "Green" <1z@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:47:21 +0100
Hi Anne,
> this still doesn't address the issue of differential
> pricing from one country to another.
Agree! That's been happening for years now and it has always struck me as
taking advantage of what MS think people will pay.
>I would feel
> happier, for instance, knowing I had upgraded Word and Excel to make them
> better/faster/more appropriate to my needs on a modular cost basis
That's a great idea Anne! It makes me ask how much of the old code am I
buying... again.
>I've never known anybody who
> reads all the different sections
LOL... Actually, living in the NLs, when I do occasionaly buy a Sunday paper
I like to read *nearly all* of it.
I admit to leaving out the sports bits thoough :-)
Maybe that modular idea could be applied to books as well to just buy the
chapters you need.
Regards
Lisa
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> Sent: dinsdag 28 oktober 2003 10:16
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> Subject: [mso] Re: Office 2003 Launch in NYC - an OT grumble :VSMail mx3
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>
>
> Hi Dian
>
> Thanks for your input on this which is as ever illuminating and fair.
>
> With respect, though, this still doesn't address the issue of differential
> pricing from one country to another. Are you seriously trying to say that
> the costed amount of work needed to make Word (predominately) country
> specific to the English-UK market is more than doing so for India? Yet as
> Ian said yesterday he can get a free upgrade from Office 2002 whereas I
> will get stung for over $420 to *improve* something that is only 6 months
> old on my office system.
>
> And yes, OBVIOUSLY for large companies who need to keep pace with changes
> and enhancements there is a case for saying they should go along with the
> upgrades. But why can't small BUSINESS (not just home) users obtain
> low-cost plug-in upgrades to cover the features they need? I would feel
> happier, for instance, knowing I had upgraded Word and Excel to make them
> better/faster/more appropriate to my needs on a modular cost basis than
> having paid out for something that perhaps contains substantial
> improvements to - say - Access which I hardly use but which is part of the
> Office Suite I've purchased. Integration is all very well but too often
> it just masquerades as another way to fleece the customer base out of
> their hard-earned cash.
>
> It's a bit like Sunday newspapers in the UK - I've never known anybody who
> reads all the different sections and I for one would love to be able to
> buy an edition that ditches the gardening, sport, and other bits I'm not
> interested in and keep the colour magazines and motoring sections!
>
> Anne
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